Search Target Process entities with powerful filtering capabilities and preset filters for common scenarios
AI agents call search_entities to retrieve information from Targetprocess MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Search operations retrieve and query data without side effects or state changes. Even with 'powerful filtering capabilities', the tool performs read-only operations against a project management system. No data is created, modified, deleted, or used for financial transactions. This is a standard information retrieval function with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_entities' and description explicitly states 'Search Target Process entities' with 'filtering capabilities'. The verb 'search' indicates data retrieval without modification.
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Search Target Process entities with powerful filtering capabilities and preset filters for common scenarios. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Targetprocess MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Targetprocess MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_entities: 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 Targetprocess MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_entities 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_entities 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_entities. 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_entities is provided by the Targetprocess MCP Server MCP server (rawnly/apptio-target-process-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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