Advanced memory search combining full-text search, vector similarity, and metadata filtering.
AI agents call search to retrieve information from ThoughtMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries data from memory systems without side effects. It performs lookups across full-text, vector, and metadata dimensions—all passive retrieval operations. No creation, modification, deletion, or execution of external operations is described.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search' and description 'Advanced memory search combining full-text search, vector similarity, and metadata filtering' indicates data retrieval without modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Advanced memory search combining full-text search, vector similarity, and metadata filtering. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ThoughtMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Thought MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for 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 ThoughtMCP. Nothing to install.
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 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 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.
search is provided by the Thought MCP server (keyurgolani/thoughtmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
search is one line of Thought's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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