transkribus_coll_find_documents_old
Search for documents using the legacy endpoint.
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What transkribus_coll_find_documents_old does on Transkribus
AI agents call transkribus_coll_find_documents_old to retrieve information from Transkribus without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why transkribus_coll_find_documents_old is rated Low
This tool searches or queries documents within the Transkribus collections using a legacy endpoint. The 'find' and 'search' verbs indicate a read-only operation that retrieves information without creating, modifying, or deleting data. The blast radius of misuse is limited to unauthorized information disclosure, which is lower severity than data modification or destruction.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'find_documents' and description states 'Search for documents' — both indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
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The rule that runs transkribus_coll_find_documents_old safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Transkribus, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For transkribus_coll_find_documents_old, this is the rule to start with:
transkribus_coll_find_documents_old 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 Transkribus, apply this rule, and every transkribus_coll_find_documents_old call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about transkribus_coll_find_documents_old
Search for documents using the legacy endpoint. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Transkribus MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Transkribus MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for transkribus_coll_find_documents_old: 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 Transkribus. Nothing to install.
transkribus_coll_find_documents_old 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 transkribus_coll_find_documents_old 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 transkribus_coll_find_documents_old. 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.
transkribus_coll_find_documents_old is provided by the Transkribus MCP server (@lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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