get-vacancies · HeadHunter API MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-vacancies does on HeadHunter API MCP Server

AI agents call get-vacancies to retrieve information from HeadHunter API MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-vacancies needs a policy

This tool performs a read-only search operation on the HeadHunter job platform to retrieve vacancy information. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and does not execute code or external operations. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius even if misused—an AI agent searching vacancies cannot cause harm beyond retrieving information that may already be public or accessible to authorized users.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-vacancies' and description 'Search for vacancies' indicate a query operation that retrieves vacancy data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-vacancies

What does the get-vacancies tool do? +

Search for vacancies. It is categorised as a Read tool in the HeadHunter API MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-vacancies? +

Register the HeadHunter API MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-vacancies: 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 HeadHunter API MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-vacancies? +

get-vacancies is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-vacancies? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-vacancies 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.

How do I block get-vacancies completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-vacancies. 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.

What MCP server provides get-vacancies? +

get-vacancies is provided by the HeadHunter API MCP Server MCP server (sargonpiraev/hh-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.