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How to control search ↓

What search does on Secure Embedding MCP Server

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

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Why search needs a policy

Search tools conventionally query and retrieve information. Given the server's focus on embeddings and privacy-preserving features, this tool likely searches through embedded vectors or processed data. Without a detailed description, the classification is based on semantic convention, but the most probable function is data retrieval (Read category).

From the tool's definition Tool named 'search' on an embedding server; typical search operations retrieve and query data without modifying state. Description is empty, reducing confidence slightly.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search gives an agent:

How to control search

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Secure Embedding MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search": {}
  }
}

search is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Secure Embedding MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about search

What does the search tool do? +

search. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Secure Embedding MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search? +

Register the Secure Embedding MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for 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 Secure Embedding MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search? +

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

Can I rate-limit search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the 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.

How do I block search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for 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.

What MCP server provides search? +

search is provided by the Secure Embedding MCP Server MCP server (mirrorsecai/mirror-vectax-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Secure Embedding MCP Server tool call.

Start from Secure Embedding MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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