search_material_catalog

What search_material_catalog does on Kiln

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

Why search_material_catalog is rated Low

Search operations retrieve information without modifying state. Even in a 3D printer control context, searching a material catalog is a read-only query. Low severity because misuse would only expose or return unwanted data, not affect printer hardware or material inventory. Confidence is moderate (0.7) due to the empty description; a fuller description would confirm this classification.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_material_catalog' indicates a query/search operation on a materials database. The empty description limits certainty, but the naming convention and context (3D printer material management) suggest data retrieval with no side effects.

The rule that runs search_material_catalog safely

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

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

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