# search_repositories

A read tool on the GitHub MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_repositories`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/search-repositories

## Facts

- Tool: `search_repositories`
- Server: GitHub (`oci:ghcr.io/aifity/omnigit-mcp:0.5.0`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aifity/omnigit-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_repositories",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_repositories is rated Low

This tool performs repository search, which is a read-only operation that queries and returns information about repositories without side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve information about repositories it shouldn't access, but cannot alter data or trigger actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'search_repositories' and description 'Search repositories' indicate a query operation that retrieves repository metadata without modifying data."

## Use case

AI agents call search_repositories 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_repositories": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on GitHub (244)

- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/delete-file.md
- `force` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/force.md
- `git_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-reset.md
- `git_worktree_prune` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-prune.md
- `git_worktree_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-remove.md
- `actions_run_trigger` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/actions-run-trigger.md
- `detach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/detach.md
- `git_checkout` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-checkout.md
- `git_pull` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-pull.md
- `git_push` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-push.md
- `git_worktree_add` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-add.md
- `git_worktree_lock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/git-worktree-lock.md
- `autoInit` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/autoinit.md
- `base` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base.md
- `base_branch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base-branch.md
- `base_ref` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/base-ref.md
- `before_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/before-id.md
- `branch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/branch.md
- `branch_name` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/branch-name.md
- `color` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/color.md
- `comment_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/comment-id.md
- `commentId` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commentid.md
- `commit_title` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commit-title.md
- `commitID` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/commitid.md
- `direction` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/direction.md
- `gist_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/gist-id.md
- `issue_number` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/issue-number.md
- `item_type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/item-type.md
- `job_id` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/job-id.md
- `message` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp/message.md
- …and 214 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp.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-aifity-omnigit-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-aifity-omnigit-mcp