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search_text

search_text

How to control search_text ↓

What search_text does on Allcanuse

AI agents call search_text to retrieve information from Allcanuse without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why search_text needs a policy

The tool name 'search_text' strongly suggests searching or querying text content without modification. In the absence of a descriptive definition, the read-only semantic of 'search' is the most reasonable interpretation. However, confidence is moderate (0.7) rather than high because the empty description prevents confirmation that this tool does not perform writes, executions, or other side effects.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_text' indicates a text search operation with no description provided. Based on naming convention alone, this appears to be a read-only query function.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_text gives an agent:

How to control search_text

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Allcanuse, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_text:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_text": {}
  }
}

search_text is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Allcanuse — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about search_text

What does the search_text tool do? +

search_text. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Allcanuse MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_text? +

Register the Allcanuse MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_text: 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 Allcanuse. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_text? +

search_text is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_text? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_text 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.

How do I block search_text completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_text. 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.

What MCP server provides search_text? +

search_text is provided by the Allcanuse MCP server (ra1nyxin/allcanuse-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Allcanuse tool call.

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