Search MidOS knowledge base for a topic. Returns ranked results.
AI agents call midos_search to retrieve information from MidOS - MCP Community Library without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a search operation that queries and retrieves information from a knowledge base, returning results. It exhibits no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or create side effects. The 'Search' verb and 'Returns ranked results' phrasing confirm it is a pure Read operation with minimal security risk in isolation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'midos_search' and description 'Search MidOS knowledge base for a topic. Returns ranked results' indicate read-only retrieval of data with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search MidOS knowledge base for a topic. Returns ranked results. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MidOS - MCP Community Library MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MidOS - MCP Community Library MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for midos_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 MidOS - MCP Community Library. Nothing to install.
midos_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 midos_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 midos_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.
midos_search is provided by the MidOS - MCP Community Library MCP server (midos-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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