Search IEEE Xplore for papers. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY (or IEEE_API_KEY). Args: query: Search query string. max_results: Maximum number of results (default: 10). Returns: List of paper dicts from IEEE Xplore.
AI agents call search_ieee to retrieve information from Paper Search MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves academic paper information from IEEE Xplore based on a query string. It is a straightforward read operation that queries and returns search results without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The only parameters are a search query and a result limit, both safe inputs.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a search query on IEEE Xplore and returns a list of paper metadata. The description uses 'Search' and 'Returns', indicating data retrieval with no modification or deletion.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_ieee gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Paper Search MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_ieee:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_ieee": {}
}
}search_ieee is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search IEEE Xplore for papers. Requires PAPER_SEARCH_MCP_IEEE_API_KEY (or IEEE_API_KEY). Args: query: Search query string. max_results: Maximum number of results (default: 10). Returns: List of paper dicts from IEEE Xplore. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Paper Search MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Paper Search MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_ieee: 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 Paper Search MCP. Nothing to install.
search_ieee 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_ieee 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_ieee. 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_ieee is provided by the Paper Search MCP server (openags/paper-search-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 63 Paper Search MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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63 Paper Search MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.