Searches tokens, components, semantic classes, and the foundations README for a query string.
AI agents call search to retrieve information from Grocers Design without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information from a design system catalogue in response to a search query. It performs read-only operations across design tokens, UI components, semantic classes, and documentation. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent cannot cause harm by searching the design system.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'search' and description states it 'Searches tokens, components, semantic classes, and the foundations README for a query string.' The verb 'searches' indicates querying/retrieval with no modification of underlying data.
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Searches tokens, components, semantic classes, and the foundations README for a query string. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Grocers Design MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Grocers Design 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 Grocers Design. 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 Grocers Design MCP server (rogerio-ignacio-filho/grocers-design-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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