AI agents call ddg_video_search to retrieve information from Basic MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only search query against DuckDuckGo's video index and returns results. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, or trigger external operations beyond retrieving search results. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could spam searches or retrieve unwanted video results, but cannot cause data loss, code execution, or financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'ddg_video_search' and description states 'Search DuckDuckGo for videos'. The verb 'search' indicates a query operation that retrieves data without modifying or executing anything.
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Search DuckDuckGo for videos. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Basic MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Basic MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ddg_video_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 Basic MCP. Nothing to install.
ddg_video_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 ddg_video_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 ddg_video_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.
ddg_video_search is provided by the Basic MCP server (nimishgautam/basic-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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