Search for Bear notes by term or tag
AI agents call search_notes to retrieve information from Bear MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
search_notes retrieves and queries note data without side effects. It enables discovery of existing notes through search parameters but does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. This is a classic Read operation with minimal risk—the only concern is information disclosure if the user's notes contain sensitive data, but that is a data sensitivity issue, not a tool misuse risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search for Bear notes by term or tag'. The sibling tools confirm a pattern: search, read, and browse operations (search_notes, open_note, open_tag, get_recent_notes, get_notes_by_date, get_pinned_notes, get_tags, get_note_stats) are…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for Bear notes by term or tag. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Bear MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Bear MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_notes: 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 Bear MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_notes 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_notes 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_notes. 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_notes is provided by the Bear MCP Server MCP server (quanticsoul4772/bear-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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