Free-text search across module name, description, category, and tags.
AI agents call search_modules to retrieve information from Claude Iac without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries a registry index and returns matching results. It retrieves information without creating, modifying, executing, deleting, or moving money. The search operation is passive and read-only, with minimal blast radius if misused—worst case an agent discovers modules it shouldn't, but discovery alone causes no damage.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'free-text search across module name, description, category, and tags' with no modification of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Free-text search across module name, description, category, and tags. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Claude Iac MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Claude Iac MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_modules: 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 Claude Iac. Nothing to install.
search_modules 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_modules 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_modules. 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_modules is provided by the Claude Iac MCP server (net9876/claude-iac-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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