Search the AI Dictionary by keyword and optional tag filter.
AI agents call search_dictionary to retrieve information from Phenomenai 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 operation against a glossary/dictionary with optional filtering. It retrieves information but does not create, modify, delete, or execute external operations. The fuzzy matching and tag filtering are search refinements with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_dictionary' and description 'Search the AI Dictionary by keyword and optional tag filter' indicate a query operation that retrieves data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search the AI Dictionary by keyword and optional tag filter. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Phenomenai MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Phenomenai MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_dictionary: 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 Phenomenai. Nothing to install.
search_dictionary 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_dictionary 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_dictionary. 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_dictionary is provided by the Phenomenai MCP server (phenomenai-org/ai-dictionary-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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