search_projects
AI agents call search_projects to retrieve information from Kepler MCP GitLab Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Search operations are fundamentally retrieval actions with no side effects—they query and return data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The 'search_' prefix is characteristic of Read-category tools. Confidence is slightly reduced due to the missing description, but the name is unambiguous enough to classify confidently as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_projects' indicates a query/search operation that retrieves project information from GitLab.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search_projects. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kepler MCP GitLab Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kepler MCP GitLab Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_projects: 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 Kepler MCP GitLab Server. Nothing to install.
search_projects 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_projects 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_projects. 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_projects is provided by the Kepler MCP GitLab Server MCP server (ryan-rbw/kepler-mcp-gitlab-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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