Search for files matching a pattern in a directory and its subdirectories. This is useful for finding files when you don
AI agents call search-files to retrieve information from Morphik MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or discovers files based on search criteria without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It is a read-only operation that returns search results. The blast radius of misuse is limited to potentially exposing file paths or metadata within accessible directories, which is constrained by the server's stated 'security controls' on file system navigation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search-files' and description 'Search for files matching a pattern in a directory and its subdirectories' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no data modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search-files gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Morphik MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search-files:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search-files": {}
}
}search-files is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search for files matching a pattern in a directory and its subdirectories. This is useful for finding files when you don. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Morphik MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Morphik MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search-files: 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 Morphik MCP. Nothing to install.
search-files 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 search-files 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 search-files. 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.
search-files is provided by the Morphik MCP server (morphik-org/morphik-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Morphik MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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