ted_search_notices
Search the official EU Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) corpus with a bounded expert query. Returns latest notice versions with English-preferred titles, buyers, countries, CPV codes, lot signals, official URLs, pagination metadata, and source caveats. Anonymous and read-only.
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What ted_search_notices does on Livedatalink
AI agents call ted_search_notices to retrieve information from Livedatalink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
page | integer | — | 1-based result page; default 1. |
limit | integer | — | Maximum notices; default 20 and maximum 50. |
query | string | Yes | TED Expert Search query, e.g. 'publication-date >= 20260901 AND buyer-country = DEU'. Maximum 500 characters. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why ted_search_notices is rated Low
Even though ted_search_notices only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs ted_search_notices safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ted_search_notices, this is the rule to start with:
ted_search_notices 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 Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every ted_search_notices call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ted_search_notices
Search the official EU Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) corpus with a bounded expert query. Returns latest notice versions with English-preferred titles, buyers, countries, CPV codes, lot signals, official URLs, pagination metadata, and source caveats. Anonymous and read-only. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
ted_search_notices accepts 3 parameters: page, limit, query. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ted_search_notices: 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 Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
ted_search_notices 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 ted_search_notices 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 ted_search_notices. 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.
ted_search_notices is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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