Low Risk

felo-search

Advanced AI-powered web search for technical intelligence. Retrieves up-to-date information including software releases, security advisories, migration guides, benchmarks, developer documentation, and community insights. Supports both standard and streaming responses.

Accepts freeform code/query input (query)

Part of the DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

OEvortex/ddg_search Read Risk 2/5

AI agents call felo-search to retrieve information from DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.

Even though felo-search only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.

Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.

oevortex-ddg-search.yaml
tools:
  felo-search:
    rules:
      - action: allow

See the full DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search policy for all 4 tools.

Tool Name felo-search
Category Read
Risk Level Low

Agents calling read-class tools like felo-search have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Read risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, allow) apply to each.

What does the felo-search tool do? +

Advanced AI-powered web search for technical intelligence. Retrieves up-to-date information including software releases, security advisories, migration guides, benchmarks, developer documentation, and community insights. Supports both standard and streaming responses.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on felo-search? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for felo-search. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search MCP server.

What risk level is felo-search? +

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

Can I rate-limit felo-search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the felo-search rule in your Intercept 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 felo-search completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for felo-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 felo-search? +

felo-search is provided by the DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search MCP server (OEvortex/ddg_search). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on DuckDuckGo & Felo AI Search

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept
github.com/policylayer/intercept →
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