searchDocuments

Search medical documents using semantic similarity and text matching

Server Medical MCP Server kalyankumarkonduru/mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What searchDocuments does on Medical MCP Server

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

Why searchDocuments needs a policy

This tool performs information retrieval (searching) against medical documents using semantic and text-based methods. It accesses and returns data without creating, modifying, deleting, executing external operations, or moving money. Despite the sensitive nature of medical data, the functional capability is purely read-only, making it a Read category tool.

From the tool's definition The tool name 'searchDocuments' combined with the description 'Search medical documents using semantic similarity and text matching' indicates a query operation that retrieves data without modifying it.

Questions about searchDocuments

What does the searchDocuments tool do? +

Search medical documents using semantic similarity and text matching. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Medical MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on searchDocuments? +

Register the Medical MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for searchDocuments: 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 Medical MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is searchDocuments? +

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

Can I rate-limit searchDocuments? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the searchDocuments 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 searchDocuments completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for searchDocuments. 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 searchDocuments? +

searchDocuments is provided by the Medical MCP Server MCP server (kalyankumarkonduru/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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