redmine_search

[Alpha] Search Redmine content across issues, wiki pages, news, documents, changesets, messages, projects, and attachments. Use this to discover related work before fetching details.

Server Redmine jesusr00/mcp-server-redmine
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What redmine_search does on Redmine

AI agents call redmine_search to retrieve information from Redmine without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why redmine_search needs a policy

This tool performs read-only operations—searching and discovering existing data across multiple Redmine resource types (issues, wiki pages, news, documents, changesets, messages, projects, attachments). It has no side effects, does not modify data, does not execute code or trigger external operations, and does not delete or commit financial transactions. It is a standard search/query capability.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'redmine_search' and description explicitly states it 'Search[es] Redmine content' and 'Use this to discover related work before fetching details.' The verb 'search' and 'discover' indicate querying/retrieval with no modification or execution of…

Questions about redmine_search

What does the redmine_search tool do? +

[Alpha] Search Redmine content across issues, wiki pages, news, documents, changesets, messages, projects, and attachments. Use this to discover related work before fetching details. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Redmine MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on redmine_search? +

Register the Redmine MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for redmine_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 Redmine. Nothing to install.

What risk level is redmine_search? +

redmine_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit redmine_search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the redmine_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.

How do I block redmine_search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for redmine_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.

What MCP server provides redmine_search? +

redmine_search is provided by the Redmine MCP server (jesusr00/mcp-server-redmine). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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