snow_search_catalog

What snow_search_catalog does on Serac

AI agents call snow_search_catalog to retrieve information from Serac without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why snow_search_catalog is rated Low

This tool performs a query-like operation that retrieves information about available service catalog items. It has no capability to modify, delete, or execute actions—it only reads and returns catalog data. This is a classic Read category operation with minimal risk if misused by an agent, as the worst case would be retrieving unwanted catalog information.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Searches service catalog for items, categories, or catalogs' and 'Returns available items for ordering.' The verb 'searches' and 'returns' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.

The rule that runs snow_search_catalog safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Serac, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For snow_search_catalog, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "snow_search_catalog": {}
  }
}

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