hiveagent_search
Search the HiveAgent marketplace for services. Find APIs, datasets, AI tools, human services, and more. Returns a list of available services with pricing.
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What hiveagent_search does on Hiveagent
AI agents call hiveagent_search to retrieve information from Hiveagent without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | — | Search query (e.g., 'web scraping', 'image generation', 'legal research') |
sort_by | string | — | Sort results |
category | string | — | Filter by category (e.g., 'ai', 'data', 'search', 'legal', 'finance', 'media', 'code', 'translation') |
max_price | number | — | Maximum price in USD per request |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hiveagent_search is rated Low
This tool queries a marketplace index to retrieve service listings and pricing information. It performs a search operation that retrieves data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. No financial transactions, code execution, or data mutation occurs.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search[es] the HiveAgent marketplace for services' and 'Returns a list of available services with pricing.' The verb 'search' and the read-only output (returning results) indicate data retrieval with no side effects.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hiveagent_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Hiveagent, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For hiveagent_search, this is the rule to start with:
hiveagent_search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Hiveagent, apply this rule, and every hiveagent_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hiveagent_search
Search the HiveAgent marketplace for services. Find APIs, datasets, AI tools, human services, and more. Returns a list of available services with pricing. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hiveagent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
hiveagent_search accepts 4 parameters: query, sort_by, category, max_price. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Hiveagent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hiveagent_search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Hiveagent. Nothing to install.
hiveagent_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hiveagent_search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for hiveagent_search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
hiveagent_search is provided by the Hiveagent MCP server (hiveagentiq/hiveagent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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