transkribus_search_keyword

What transkribus_search_keyword does on Transkribus

AI agents call transkribus_search_keyword 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_search_keyword is rated Low

The tool performs a keyword search across documents, which is a read-only retrieval operation. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and does not execute code or trigger external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could search for sensitive documents but cannot access their content, modify them, or cause irreversible harm. Classified as Read with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description: 'Search for documents matching a keyword.' This is a search operation that retrieves or queries data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

The rule that runs transkribus_search_keyword 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_search_keyword, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "transkribus_search_keyword": {}
  }
}

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