search_oncology
Search a keyword across every Cure Cancer With AI dataset at once — research papers, news, blog posts, FDA approvals, and clinical trials — with results grouped by type. Use this first for broad discovery, then fetch a single record by id/slug/nctId for full detail.
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What search_oncology does on Cure Cancer With AI
AI agents call search_oncology to retrieve information from Cure Cancer With AI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | The keyword to search for, e.g. "osimertinib". |
limit | integer | — | Max results per dataset (1–100, default 5). |
types | string | — | Optional comma-separated datasets to narrow to: research,news,blog,fdaApprovals,clinicalTrials. |
cancerType | string | — | Filter by cancer type, e.g. lung, breast, prostate, colorectal, melanoma, leukemia, lymphoma. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why search_oncology is rated Low
This is a read-only query operation that retrieves and searches oncology data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The tool returns informational results grouped by category and explicitly delegates full record retrieval to other fetch functions. No side effects or irreversible actions are possible.
From the tool's definition Tool performs search and discovery across multiple datasets (research papers, news, blog posts, FDA approvals, clinical trials) with results grouped by type. Returns grouped search results and suggests fetching full details via other tools.
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The rule that runs search_oncology safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Cure Cancer With AI, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_oncology, this is the rule to start with:
search_oncology 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 Cure Cancer With AI, apply this rule, and every search_oncology call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_oncology
Search a keyword across every Cure Cancer With AI dataset at once — research papers, news, blog posts, FDA approvals, and clinical trials — with results grouped by type. Use this first for broad discovery, then fetch a single record by id/slug/nctId for full detail. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cure Cancer With AI MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_oncology accepts 4 parameters: q, limit, types, cancerType. Required: q. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Cure Cancer With AI MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_oncology: 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 Cure Cancer With AI. Nothing to install.
search_oncology 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 search_oncology 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 search_oncology. 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.
search_oncology is provided by the Cure Cancer With AI MCP server (https://www.curecancerwithai.com/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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