search-notion-database
AI agents call search-notion-database to retrieve information from Notion MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves/queries data from a Notion database without modifying, deleting, or executing code. The 'search' prefix and positioning among read operations (get-notion-page, search-notion-page) confirm it is a read-only query function. No financial or destructive capability.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search-notion-database' indicates a search operation. Server description emphasizes 'searching, reading' as core capabilities. Sibling tools show clear patterns: 'get-', 'search-', 'create-', 'update-', 'delete-' prefixes.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search-notion-database. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Notion MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Notion MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search-notion-database: 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 Notion MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search-notion-database 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-notion-database 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-notion-database. 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-notion-database is provided by the Notion MCP Server MCP server (joonhuang/notion-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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