Search text files inside the workspace for an exact string.
AI agents call repo.search_code to retrieve information from ForLoop MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool performs read-only access to repository content for searching. It retrieves information without side effects, making it a Read category tool. Severity is low because search operations have minimal blast radius—the worst case is information disclosure of code already in the workspace, which the AI agent likely has legitimate access to.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search text files inside the workspace for an exact string.' This is a search/query operation with no modification, deletion, or code execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search text files inside the workspace for an exact string. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ForLoop MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ForLoop MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for repo.search_code: 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 ForLoop MCP. Nothing to install.
repo.search_code 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 repo.search_code 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 repo.search_code. 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.
repo.search_code is provided by the ForLoop MCP server (master0ffate/forloop-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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