Search for Steam games by name or keywords. Supports single or batch queries. Returns basic game information including AppID, name, price, and preview image.
AI agents call search_steam_games to retrieve information from Steam Reviews MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves public Steam game data without side effects. It is a straightforward search/fetch operation that queries existing information and returns results. No creation, modification, deletion, or execution of code/commands is involved. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool performs search operations and returns game information (AppID, name, price, preview image) with no ability to modify, delete, or execute external operations.
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Search for Steam games by name or keywords. Supports single or batch queries. Returns basic game information including AppID, name, price, and preview image. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Steam Reviews MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Steam Reviews MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_steam_games: 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 Steam Reviews MCP. Nothing to install.
search_steam_games 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_steam_games 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_steam_games. 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_steam_games is provided by the Steam Reviews MCP server (jhomen368/steam-reviews-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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