Search for emojis by name or keyword. Returns both standard Teams emojis and custom organisation emojis, indicating which is which. Use the returned key with teams_add_reaction.
AI agents call teams_search_emoji to retrieve information from Teams MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query operation to retrieve emoji metadata from Teams. It has no side effects—it queries existing data and returns results for use by other tools (as indicated by 'Use the returned key with teams_add_reaction'). There is no capability to modify, delete, or execute operations.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search[es] for emojis by name or keyword' and 'Returns both standard Teams emojis and custom organisation emojis'. The verb 'search' and 'returns' indicate data retrieval only.
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Search for emojis by name or keyword. Returns both standard Teams emojis and custom organisation emojis, indicating which is which. Use the returned key with teams_add_reaction. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Teams MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Teams MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for teams_search_emoji: 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 Teams MCP Server. Nothing to install.
teams_search_emoji 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 teams_search_emoji 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 teams_search_emoji. 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.
teams_search_emoji is provided by the Teams MCP Server MCP server (m0nkmaster/msteams-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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