AI agents call search_notes_tool to retrieve information from Alaya without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Search operations retrieve and query data without modifying state. While the description is empty, the tool name and contextual sibling tools (which include write/delete operations) clearly position this as a read-only search function. The low severity reflects that search alone poses minimal risk—it returns existing information without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_notes_tool' indicates a search operation on notes. Server description confirms the vault supports 'search' operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search_notes_tool. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Alaya MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Alaya MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_notes_tool: 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 Alaya. Nothing to install.
search_notes_tool 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_notes_tool 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_notes_tool. 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_notes_tool is provided by the Alaya MCP server (luke-kucing/alaya). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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