deeptrace_search_evidence
Full-text search across ingested evidence chunks. Returns matching chunks with relevance ranking, source URLs, and content hashes for provenance verification.
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What deeptrace_search_evidence does on Nodebench
AI agents call deeptrace_search_evidence to retrieve information from Nodebench without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why deeptrace_search_evidence is rated Low
This is a search/query tool that retrieves data without side effects. It searches pre-ingested content and returns results with metadata for verification purposes. The inclusion of 'source URLs' and 'content hashes for provenance verification' further confirms this is a read-only information retrieval function. No write, delete, execute, or financial capabilities are indicated.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Full-text search across ingested evidence chunks' with 'matching chunks' returned. The description indicates retrieval and querying operations only: 'Returns matching chunks with relevance ranking, source URLs, and content hashes.' No…
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The rule that runs deeptrace_search_evidence safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nodebench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For deeptrace_search_evidence, this is the rule to start with:
deeptrace_search_evidence 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 Nodebench, apply this rule, and every deeptrace_search_evidence call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about deeptrace_search_evidence
Full-text search across ingested evidence chunks. Returns matching chunks with relevance ranking, source URLs, and content hashes for provenance verification. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nodebench MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nodebench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for deeptrace_search_evidence: 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 Nodebench. Nothing to install.
deeptrace_search_evidence 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 deeptrace_search_evidence 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 deeptrace_search_evidence. 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.
deeptrace_search_evidence is provided by the Nodebench MCP server (nodebench-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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