# search_docs_chunks

Search across all shopify.dev documentation

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_docs_chunks`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/shopify/search-docs-chunks

## Facts

- Tool: `search_docs_chunks`
- Server: Shopify Dev (`@Shopify/dev-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/shopify.md
- Install: `npx -y @Shopify/dev-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/Shopify/dev-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity verified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_docs_chunks",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_docs_chunks is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries documentation content. The word 'search' and the explicit purpose of accessing documentation establish this as a Read operation. It has minimal blast radius—an AI agent misusing it would at worst return irrelevant documentation excerpts, with no side effects on data, systems, or operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'search_docs_chunks' and description 'Search across all shopify.dev documentation' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no data modification or destructive capability."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Shopify Dev:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_docs_chunks": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Shopify Dev (5)

- `fetch_full_docs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shopify/fetch-full-docs.md
- `introspect_admin_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shopify/introspect-admin-schema.md
- `learn_shopify_api` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shopify/learn-shopify-api.md
- `validate_graphql_codeblocks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shopify/validate-graphql-codeblocks.md
- `validate_theme_codeblocks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/shopify/validate-theme-codeblocks.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=shopify · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/shopify