# searchDevices

Search for devices globally across all sites the user has access to. Returns devices matching the search key.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `searchDevices`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/searchdevices

## Facts

- Tool: `searchDevices`
- Server: Tplink Omada (`migueltvms/tplink-omada-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/MiguelTVMS/tplink-omada-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "searchDevices",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why searchDevices is rated Low

This tool retrieves device information across sites based on search criteria. It performs a read-only query with no side effects, matching the 'Read' category definition of retrieving or querying data without side effects. The severity is low because misuse would only expose visibility of existing device data rather than causing operational harm, data loss, or unauthorized changes.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Search for devices' and 'Returns devices matching the search key' — a query operation with no modification, creation, deletion, or execution of external operations."

## Use case

AI agents call searchDevices to retrieve information from Tplink Omada without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Tplink Omada:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "searchDevices": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Tplink Omada (326)

- `getAccessControl` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getaccesscontrol.md
- `getAclConfigTypeSetting` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getaclconfigtypesetting.md
- `getAdvancedVpnSetting` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getadvancedvpnsetting.md
- `getAlg` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getalg.md
- `getAllCloudUsers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getallcloudusers.md
- `getAllDeviceBySite` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getalldevicebysite.md
- `getAllLocalUsers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getalllocalusers.md
- `getAllRoles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getallroles.md
- `getAllUsersApp` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getallusersapp.md
- `getApDetail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapdetail.md
- `getApGeneralConfig` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapgeneralconfig.md
- `getApIpv6Config` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapipv6config.md
- `getApLldpConfig` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getaplldpconfig.md
- `getApLoadBalance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getaploadbalance.md
- `getApOfdmaConfig` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapofdmaconfig.md
- `getAppControlCategories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getappcontrolcategories.md
- `getAppControlRules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getappcontrolrules.md
- `getAppGroupProfile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getappgroupprofile.md
- `getApplicationAcl` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapplicationacl.md
- `getApplicationControlStatus` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapplicationcontrolstatus.md
- `getApQosConfig` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapqosconfig.md
- `getApRadios` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapradios.md
- `getApSnmpConfig` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapsnmpconfig.md
- `getApUplinkConfig` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapuplinkconfig.md
- `getApVlanConfig` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getapvlanconfig.md
- `getAttackDefenseSetting` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getattackdefensesetting.md
- `getAuditLogSettingForGlobal` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getauditlogsettingforglobal.md
- `getAuditLogSettingForSite` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getauditlogsettingforsite.md
- `getAuditLogsForGlobal` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getauditlogsforglobal.md
- `getAvailableRoles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp/getavailableroles.md
- …and 296 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/migueltvms-tplink-omada-mcp