Search for skills in OKX Skills Marketplace by keyword or category. To get valid category IDs, call skills_get_categories first. Returns skill names for use with skills_download. Do NOT use for downloading - use skills_download.
AI agents call skills_search to retrieve information from Okx Trade without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
page | string | — | Page number, starting from 1. Default: 1 |
limit | string | — | Results per page. Default: 20, max: 100 |
keyword | string | — | Search keyword (matches name, description, tags) |
categories | string | — | Filter by category ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves and queries information from the OKX Skills Marketplace without modifying data or triggering financial transactions. It is a search/lookup operation with no side effects, fitting the Read category. Severity is low because misuse cannot cause financial loss, data deletion, or harmful execution — it only returns search results.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search[es] for skills' and 'Returns skill names' with explicit instruction 'Do NOT use for downloading'. No modification, deletion, or execution of trades/financial operations occurs.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for skills in OKX Skills Marketplace by keyword or category. To get valid category IDs, call skills_get_categories first. Returns skill names for use with skills_download. Do NOT use for downloading - use skills_download. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Okx Trade MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
skills_search accepts 4 parameters: page, limit, keyword, categories. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Okx Trade MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for skills_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 Okx Trade. Nothing to install.
skills_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 skills_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 skills_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.
skills_search is provided by the Okx Trade MCP server (@okx_ai/okx-trade-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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