Execute a CQL query on Confluence to search pages.
AI agents call execute_cql_search to retrieve information from Confluence MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Despite the word 'execute' in the name, this tool performs a search/query operation using CQL (Confluence Query Language) to retrieve pages. It has no side effects — it only reads and returns data. The description explicitly states it is used to 'search pages', placing it firmly in the Read category. Severity is low since misuse only exposes data, not modifies or deletes it.
From the tool's definition Execute a CQL query on Confluence to search pages
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Execute a CQL query on Confluence to search pages. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Confluence MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Confluence MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for execute_cql_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 Confluence MCP Server. Nothing to install.
execute_cql_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 execute_cql_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 execute_cql_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.
execute_cql_search is provided by the Confluence MCP Server MCP server (masna-ai/mcp-confluence-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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