AI agents call square_catalog_search to retrieve information from UnClick without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | |
cursor | string | — | |
text_filter | string | Yes | Text to search for |
access_token | string | Yes | |
object_types | array | — | Types to search (default: ['ITEM']) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool performs a read-only search operation on catalog data. It queries and retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The search functionality is a classic Read operation with minimal security risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool is described as 'Search Square catalog objects by text' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (access_token)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search Square catalog objects by text. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
square_catalog_search accepts 5 parameters: limit, cursor, text_filter, access_token, object_types. Required: text_filter, access_token. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the UnClick MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for square_catalog_search: 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 UnClick. Nothing to install.
square_catalog_search 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 square_catalog_search 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 square_catalog_search. 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.
square_catalog_search is provided by the UnClick MCP server (@unclick/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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