Query analytics filtered by search appearance type (AMP, Rich Results, Video, FAQ, etc.).
AI agents call query_by_search_appearance to retrieve information from Google Search Console without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and filters existing analytics data from Google Search Console without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only operation that retrieves information about search analytics based on search appearance types (AMP, Rich Results, Video, FAQ).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'query_by_search_appearance' and description 'Query analytics filtered by search appearance type' indicates data retrieval with filtering parameters. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations are described.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Query analytics filtered by search appearance type (AMP, Rich Results, Video, FAQ, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Search Console MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Search Console MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for query_by_search_appearance: 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 Google Search Console. Nothing to install.
query_by_search_appearance 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 query_by_search_appearance 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 query_by_search_appearance. 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.
query_by_search_appearance is provided by the Google Search Console MCP server (lionkiii/google-searchconsole-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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