# search_instance_knowledge

Semantic (vector) search across a private instance

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_instance_knowledge`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/search-instance-knowledge

## Facts

- Tool: `search_instance_knowledge`
- Server: ProAgentStore (`https://mcp.proagentstore.online/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ProAgentStore/platform
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: gated
- 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_instance_knowledge",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_instance_knowledge is rated Low

This is a semantic search tool that queries existing knowledge without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It has no side effects beyond retrieving matching results. The low severity reflects minimal risk if an AI agent uses it — at worst, it queries knowledge the user already has access to within their private instance.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'search' and description explicitly states 'search across a private instance' — retrieval operation with no modification capability."

## Use case

AI agents call search_instance_knowledge to retrieve information from ProAgentStore 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 ProAgentStore:

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

## Other tools on ProAgentStore (242)

- `cancel_instance_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/cancel-instance-task.md
- `clear_finished_tasks` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/clear-finished-tasks.md
- `clear_instance_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/clear-instance-messages.md
- `clear_instance_voice_settings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/clear-instance-voice-settings.md
- `coding_loop_queue_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/coding-loop-queue-cancel.md
- `coding_repo_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/coding-repo-remove.md
- `delete_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-agent.md
- `delete_agent_knowledge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-agent-knowledge.md
- `delete_agent_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-agent-task.md
- `delete_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-connection.md
- `delete_feedback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-feedback.md
- `delete_instance_connector_grant` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-connector-grant.md
- `delete_instance_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-file.md
- `delete_instance_knowledge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-knowledge.md
- `delete_instance_memory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-memory.md
- `delete_instance_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-message.md
- `delete_instance_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-task.md
- `delete_instance_trigger` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-instance-trigger.md
- `delete_supervision` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/delete-supervision.md
- `forget_runner_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/forget-runner-node.md
- `remove_repo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/remove-repo.md
- `unregister_instance_runtime` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/unregister-instance-runtime.md
- `answer_instance_input` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/answer-instance-input.md
- `answer_instance_mcp_input_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/answer-instance-mcp-input-request.md
- `apply_to_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/apply-to-job.md
- `approve_instance_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/approve-instance-task.md
- `call_instance_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/call-instance-tool.md
- `chat_with_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/chat-with-agent.md
- `chat_with_instance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/chat-with-instance.md
- `coding_engine_reauth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform/coding-engine-reauth.md
- …and 212 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-proagentstore-platform.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-proagentstore-platform · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-proagentstore-platform