# search_repos

Search GitHub repositories (GitHub search syntax).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_repos`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/search-repos

## Facts

- Tool: `search_repos`
- Server: GitHub (`@abhishekmcp/github`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github.md
- Install: `npx -y @abhishekmcp/github`
- Homepage: https://github.com/Abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | integer | no |  |
| `query` | string | yes |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_repos",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "<query>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why search_repos is rated Low

This tool retrieves repository metadata using GitHub's search syntax. It performs a read-only query operation with no capability to modify, create, delete, or execute code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could only access information about public/authorized repositories, which does not constitute a security breach on its own.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'search_repos' and description states 'Search GitHub repositories' — a query operation with no side effects. Searching is a retrieval action that does not modify, execute, or delete data."

## Use case

AI agents call search_repos to retrieve information from GitHub without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches GitHub:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_repos": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on GitHub (15)

- `github_logout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/github-logout.md
- `github_login` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/github-login.md
- `get_file_contents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-file-contents.md
- `get_issue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-issue.md
- `get_pull_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-pull-request.md
- `get_repo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/get-repo.md
- `list_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/list-issues.md
- `list_notifications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/list-notifications.md
- `list_pull_requests` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/list-pull-requests.md
- `rate_limit` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/rate-limit.md
- `search_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/search-code.md
- `search_issues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/search-issues.md
- `whoami` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/whoami.md
- `add_issue_comment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/add-issue-comment.md
- `create_issue` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github/create-issue.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-abhishekkumar2021-github