# search_datasets

Search for datasets in the NDP using term-based or field-specific criteria.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_datasets`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/search-datasets

## Facts

- Tool: `search_datasets`
- Server: CLIO Adios (`pypi:clio-kit`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y pypi:clio-kit`
- Homepage: https://github.com/iowarp/clio-kit
- 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_datasets",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_datasets is rated Low

This tool queries an existing data repository (NDP) using search parameters to locate datasets. It retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, executing code, or moving funds. The operation is non-destructive and read-only, making it a standard Read category risk with low severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'search_datasets' and description 'Search for datasets in the NDP using term-based or field-specific criteria' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call search_datasets to retrieve information from CLIO Adios 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 CLIO Adios:

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

## Other tools on CLIO Adios (203)

- `cancel_slurm_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/cancel-slurm-job.md
- `destroy_pipeline` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/destroy-pipeline.md
- `jm_remove_repo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/jm-remove-repo.md
- `jm_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/jm-reset.md
- `remove_pkg` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/remove-pkg.md
- `slurm_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/slurm-cancel.md
- `allocate_slurm_nodes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/allocate-slurm-nodes.md
- `build_pipeline_env` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/build-pipeline-env.md
- `generate_isosurface` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/generate-isosurface.md
- `heatmap_plot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/heatmap-plot.md
- `hypothesis_testing` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/hypothesis-testing.md
- `jarvis_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/jarvis-run.md
- `jm_cd` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/jm-cd.md
- `jm_graph_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/jm-graph-build.md
- `module_load` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/module-load.md
- `module_swap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/module-swap.md
- `module_unload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/module-unload.md
- `parallel_sort_large_file` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/parallel-sort-large-file.md
- `reset_camera` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/reset-camera.md
- `rotate_camera` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/rotate-camera.md
- `run_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/run-pipeline.md
- `show_screenshot_preview` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/show-screenshot-preview.md
- `stop_chronolog` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/stop-chronolog.md
- `submit_array_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/submit-array-job.md
- `submit_slurm_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/submit-slurm-job.md
- `warp_by_vector` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/warp-by-vector.md
- `aggregate_column_tool` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/aggregate-column-tool.md
- `analyze_file_access_patterns` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/analyze-file-access-patterns.md
- `analyze_log_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/analyze-log-statistics.md
- `analyze_mpiio_operations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp/analyze-mpiio-operations.md
- …and 173 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-iowarp-adios-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-iowarp-adios-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-iowarp-adios-mcp