Search messages by keyword across all conversations.
AI agents call whatsapp_search to retrieve information from VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves message data based on search criteria. It performs a read-only operation that returns results without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing actions. No financial or destructive operations are involved.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'whatsapp_search' and description states 'Search messages by keyword across all conversations' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search messages by keyword across all conversations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whatsapp_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 VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server. Nothing to install.
whatsapp_search 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 whatsapp_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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for whatsapp_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.
whatsapp_search is provided by the VIDA AI WhatsApp MCP Server MCP server (juancvergara1/vidaai-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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