Search for businesses by name, phone number, or location. Returns a list of business candidates with confidence scores. Use this to find existing businesses before creating a website. Requires authentication via API key (Bearer token). Generate an API key at webzum.com/dashboard/account-settings....
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query)
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AI agents call search_businesses to retrieve information from WebZum - The Hosting Layer for AI-Generated Web Content without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though search_businesses only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_businesses gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Search for businesses by name, phone number, or location. Returns a list of business candidates with confidence scores. Use this to find existing businesses before creating a website. Requires authentication via API key (Bearer token). Generate an API key at webzum.com/dashboard/account-settings. Examples: - "Joe's Pizza Brooklyn" - search by name and location - "555-123-4567" - search by phone number - "plumber in San Diego" - search by service and location Returns up to 10 candidates ranked by confidence.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WebZum - The Hosting Layer for AI-Generated Web Content MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WebZum - The Hosting Layer for AI-Generated Web Content MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_businesses: 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 WebZum - The Hosting Layer for AI-Generated Web Content. Nothing to install.
search_businesses 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 search_businesses 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 search_businesses. 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.
search_businesses is provided by the WebZum - The Hosting Layer for AI-Generated Web Content MCP server (https://webzum.com/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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