Search documents by text content or Pmo ID across all documents, returns document ID, Title, Description, Type, Ado Id (When PRD/US/Task is linked to ADO), Jira Id (When PRD/US/Task is linked to JIRA), PMO Id(when available), Ado Issue Type(when available), Jira Issue Type(when available)
AI agents call search to retrieve information from Specifai MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The search tool retrieves and queries document metadata across the Specifai project without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects beyond returning search results, making it a straightforward Read operation with low risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it "Search documents by text content" and "returns document ID, Title, Description, Type" - purely retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Specifai MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search": {}
}
}search is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search documents by text content or Pmo ID across all documents, returns document ID, Title, Description, Type, Ado Id (When PRD/US/Task is linked to ADO), Jira Id (When PRD/US/Task is linked to JIRA), PMO Id(when available), Ado Issue Type(when available), Jira Issue Type(when available). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Specifai MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Specifai MCP Server 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 Specifai MCP Server. 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 Specifai MCP Server MCP server (presidio-oss/specifai-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Specifai MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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