Find all notes that contain a specific tag.
AI agents call obsidian_find_notes_by_tag to retrieve information from Mcp Apple Obsidian without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a search query against the Obsidian vault to locate notes matching a tag criterion. It has no side effects on the vault state—it only reads and returns matching note metadata. This is a classic Read operation with minimal blast radius even if misused by an AI agent (worst case: retrieve unintended notes, but no data loss or external effects).
From the tool's definition Tool name and description: 'Find all notes that contain a specific tag' — this retrieves or queries data without modification. The verb 'find' indicates search/retrieval; no creation, modification, or deletion occurs.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Find all notes that contain a specific tag. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Apple Obsidian MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Apple Obsidian MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for obsidian_find_notes_by_tag: 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 Apple Obsidian. Nothing to install.
obsidian_find_notes_by_tag 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 obsidian_find_notes_by_tag 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 obsidian_find_notes_by_tag. 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.
obsidian_find_notes_by_tag is provided by the Mcp Apple Obsidian MCP server (rex/mcp-apple-obsidian). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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