AI agents call clelp_search to retrieve information from Clelp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information from a database of AI tools and MCP servers. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. It is a read-only query operation with no side effects or destructive capability.
From the tool's definition The tool is named 'clelp_search' with description 'Search Clelp', and the server description indicates it 'Search and discover 3,500+ AI tools, MCP servers, and Claude Skills'. Search operations retrieve or query data without side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search Clelp. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Clelp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Clelp MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for clelp_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 Clelp. Nothing to install.
clelp_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 clelp_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 clelp_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.
clelp_search is provided by the Clelp MCP server (oscarsterling/clelp-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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