Search across all BookStack content.
AI agents call bookstack_search to retrieve information from BookStack MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. It is a classic Read operation analogous to search functionality that returns results without state changes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'bookstack_search' and description 'Search across all BookStack content' indicate a query operation with no side effects. No creation, modification, or deletion of data occurs.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search across all BookStack content. It is categorised as a Read tool in the BookStack MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the BookStack MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bookstack_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 BookStack MCP Server. Nothing to install.
bookstack_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 bookstack_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 bookstack_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.
bookstack_search is provided by the BookStack MCP Server MCP server (lborjigi/bookstack-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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