search_flights

Search for available flights on Hopper with real-time pricing and AI-powered price predictions. Returns flight options with buy/wait/watch recommendations.

Server Hopper MCP Server markswendsen-code/mcp-hopper
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What search_flights does on Hopper MCP Server

AI agents call search_flights to retrieve information from Hopper MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why search_flights needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries flight data with real-time pricing information and AI-powered recommendations. It has no side effects on bookings, accounts, or financial commitments. Even though the server offers booking capabilities (book_flight, book_hotel), this specific tool only searches and returns information without making reservations or financial transactions.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_flights' and description 'Search for available flights' indicates data retrieval with 'Returns flight options' as output.

Questions about search_flights

What does the search_flights tool do? +

Search for available flights on Hopper with real-time pricing and AI-powered price predictions. Returns flight options with buy/wait/watch recommendations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hopper MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_flights? +

Register the Hopper MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_flights: 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 Hopper MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_flights? +

search_flights is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_flights? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_flights 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.

How do I block search_flights completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_flights. 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.

What MCP server provides search_flights? +

search_flights is provided by the Hopper MCP Server MCP server (markswendsen-code/mcp-hopper). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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