searchAuditLogsWithId
Searches the audit logs with the specified criteria and pagination.
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What searchAuditLogsWithId does on Fusionauth
AI agents call searchAuditLogsWithId to retrieve information from Fusionauth without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why searchAuditLogsWithId is rated Low
The tool performs data retrieval/querying of audit logs with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or involve financial transactions. This is a standard Read operation with low severity since audit logs typically contain historical information and access is likely already controlled by authentication/authorization.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'search' and description states it 'Searches the audit logs with the specified criteria and pagination.' This is a read-only query operation that retrieves audit log data without modifying or deleting anything.
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The rule that runs searchAuditLogsWithId safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Fusionauth, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For searchAuditLogsWithId, this is the rule to start with:
searchAuditLogsWithId 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 Fusionauth, apply this rule, and every searchAuditLogsWithId call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about searchAuditLogsWithId
Searches the audit logs with the specified criteria and pagination. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fusionauth MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fusionauth MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for searchAuditLogsWithId: 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 Fusionauth. Nothing to install.
searchAuditLogsWithId 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 searchAuditLogsWithId 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 searchAuditLogsWithId. 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.
searchAuditLogsWithId is provided by the Fusionauth MCP server (@fusionauth/mcp-api). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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