Search Ansible Galaxy collections by query terms, tags, or namespace.
AI agents call search_galaxy_collections to retrieve information from AAP Enterprise MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a search/query operation against Ansible Galaxy collections metadata. It retrieves and filters collection information based on search parameters (query terms, tags, namespace) but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any code. The action is purely informational with no side effects on system state or external resources, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_galaxy_collections' and description 'Search Ansible Galaxy collections by query terms, tags, or namespace' indicate a read-only query operation with no data modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_galaxy_collections gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AAP Enterprise MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_galaxy_collections:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_galaxy_collections": {}
}
}search_galaxy_collections is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search Ansible Galaxy collections by query terms, tags, or namespace. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_galaxy_collections: 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 AAP Enterprise MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_galaxy_collections 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_galaxy_collections 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_galaxy_collections. 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_galaxy_collections is provided by the AAP Enterprise MCP Server MCP server (sibilleb/aap-enterprise-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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