# transkribus_search_replace

Search for a term and replace it across documents.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `transkribus_search_replace`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-search-replace

## Facts

- Tool: `transkribus_search_replace`
- Server: Transkribus (`@lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus.md
- Install: `npx -y @lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/lazyants/transkribus-mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "transkribus_search_replace",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why transkribus_search_replace is rated Medium

This tool modifies document content by replacing text across multiple documents. It is a bulk write operation that could affect many documents simultaneously, making misuse high severity. While potentially reversible depending on the platform's versioning, bulk text replacement across documents is categorized as Write.

From the tool's own definition: "Search for a term and replace it across documents"

## Use case

AI agents use transkribus_search_replace to create or update resources in Transkribus, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Transkribus environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Transkribus:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "transkribus_search_replace": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "transkribus_search_replace_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Transkribus (300)

- `transkribus_coll_credit_remove_package` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-coll-credit-remove-package.md
- `transkribus_coll_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-coll-delete.md
- `transkribus_coll_delete_empty` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-coll-delete-empty.md
- `transkribus_coll_remove_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-coll-remove-user.md
- `transkribus_coll_user_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-coll-user-remove.md
- `transkribus_crowd_delete_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-crowd-delete-messages.md
- `transkribus_crowd_delete_milestones` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-crowd-delete-milestones.md
- `transkribus_doc_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-doc-delete.md
- `transkribus_editdecl_delete_feature` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-editdecl-delete-feature.md
- `transkribus_editdecl_delete_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-editdecl-delete-option.md
- `transkribus_job_undo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-job-undo.md
- `transkribus_label_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-label-delete.md
- `transkribus_label_remove_all_documents` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-label-remove-all-documents.md
- `transkribus_label_remove_all_pages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-label-remove-all-pages.md
- `transkribus_label_remove_pages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-label-remove-pages.md
- `transkribus_model_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-model-delete.md
- `transkribus_model_delete_by_type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-model-delete-by-type.md
- `transkribus_model_remove_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-model-remove-collection.md
- `transkribus_model_remove_collection_by_id` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-model-remove-collection-by-id.md
- `transkribus_page_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-page-delete.md
- `transkribus_page_delete_transcript` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-page-delete-transcript.md
- `transkribus_recog_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-recog-delete.md
- `transkribus_recog_remove_from_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-recog-remove-from-collection.md
- `transkribus_search_reset_index` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-search-reset-index.md
- `transkribus_upload_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-upload-delete.md
- `transkribus_user_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-user-delete.md
- `transkribus_admin_rebuild_models_index` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-admin-rebuild-models-index.md
- `transkribus_du_recognize` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-du-recognize.md
- `transkribus_job_create` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-job-create.md
- `transkribus_job_restart_all_by_user` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus/transkribus-job-restart-all-by-user.md
- …and 270 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lazyants-transkribus.md

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