search_torrents
AI agents call search_torrents to retrieve information from Fr Torrent Search MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool searches for torrents on public torrent sites, which is a read-only information retrieval operation. It queries data without modifying or deleting anything. While torrent searching may facilitate copyright infringement, the tool itself is a passive query with no side effects—it merely returns search results.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_torrents' combined with server purpose of 'find torrents programmatically' indicates a search/query operation. Tool description is empty, which reduces confidence slightly.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search_torrents. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fr Torrent Search MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fr Torrent Search MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_torrents: 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 Fr Torrent Search MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_torrents 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_torrents 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_torrents. 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_torrents is provided by the Fr Torrent Search MCP Server MCP server (philogicae/fr-torrent-search-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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