assistant_search_context

What assistant_search_context does on Slack

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

Why assistant_search_context is rated Low

Based on the tool name 'assistant_search_context' and the server's documented search capabilities, this appears to be a Read operation that retrieves contextual data for assistants. The 'search' verb indicates data retrieval without modification. Severity is high because search tools on communication platforms can expose sensitive message content, user information, and organizational data if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'search' and 'context', suggesting it retrieves or queries data. Server description confirms the tool is part of Slack's 220 tools providing access to messages, channels, and search functionality.

The rule that runs assistant_search_context safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Slack, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For assistant_search_context, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "assistant_search_context": {}
  }
}

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