search
AI agents call search to retrieve information from Mcp Uniprot without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Based on server purpose and naming conventions of related tools, this search function most likely retrieves protein data without side effects. Empty tool description reduces confidence slightly, but the server's stated function of enabling 'search and retrieval' and the presence of other search-variant tools (proteomes_search, taxonomy_search) support classification as a Read operation with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool named 'search' on UniProt knowledge base server. Description is empty, but context indicates server provides 'search and retrieval of protein entries, proteomes, taxonomy, and feature annotations.' Sibling tools (get, keyword, proteomes_search,…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Uniprot MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Uniprot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for 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 Mcp Uniprot. Nothing to install.
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 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 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.
search is provided by the Mcp Uniprot MCP server (pipeworx-io/mcp-uniprot). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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