# assistant_search_context A read tool on the Slack MCP server. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `assistant_search_context`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/assistant-search-context ## Facts - Tool: `assistant_search_context` - Server: Slack (`karbassi/slack-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp.md - Homepage: https://github.com/karbassi/slack-mcp - Risk category: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Allowed ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "assistant_search_context", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## 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 own 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." ## Use case 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. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Slack: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "assistant_search_context": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on Slack (232) - `apps_manifest_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/apps-manifest-delete.md - `apps_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/apps-uninstall.md - `auth_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/auth-revoke.md - `bookmarks_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/bookmarks-remove.md - `cache_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/cache-clear.md - `calls_participants_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/calls-participants-remove.md - `canvases_access_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/canvases-access-delete.md - `canvases_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/canvases-delete.md - `channels_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/channels-delete.md - `chat_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/chat-delete.md - `chat_delete_scheduled_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/chat-delete-scheduled-message.md - `conversations_kick` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/conversations-kick.md - `drafts_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/drafts-delete.md - `emoji_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/emoji-remove.md - `files_comments_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-comments-delete.md - `files_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-delete.md - `files_remote_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-remote-remove.md - `files_revoke_public_url` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-revoke-public-url.md - `pins_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/pins-remove.md - `reactions_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/reactions-remove.md - `reminders_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/reminders-delete.md - `saved_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/saved-delete.md - `slack_lists_access_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/slack-lists-access-delete.md - `slack_lists_items_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/slack-lists-items-delete.md - `slack_lists_items_delete_multiple` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/slack-lists-items-delete-multiple.md - `stars_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/stars-remove.md - `team_external_teams_disconnect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/team-external-teams-disconnect.md - `users_admin_set_inactive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/users-admin-set-inactive.md - `users_delete_photo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/users-delete-photo.md - `apps_connections_open` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/apps-connections-open.md - …and 202 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=karbassi-slack-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/karbassi-slack-mcp