Search for workflows by tag or purpose. Find workflows for specific scenarios.
AI agents call hana_search_workflows to retrieve information from SAP HANA CLI without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries workflow metadata based on tags or purpose without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is purely informational and carries minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it only returns information about available workflows rather than executing them or modifying data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search for workflows' and 'Find workflows' — these are query/discovery operations with no modification or execution. The verb 'search' and 'find' indicate retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for workflows by tag or purpose. Find workflows for specific scenarios. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SAP HANA CLI MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SAP HANA CLI MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hana_search_workflows: 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 SAP HANA CLI. Nothing to install.
hana_search_workflows 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 hana_search_workflows 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 hana_search_workflows. 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.
hana_search_workflows is provided by the SAP HANA CLI MCP server (hana-cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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