Search for buildings by name or building number
AI agents call search_buildings to retrieve information from OSU 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 read-only search operation that returns building information based on input criteria. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and presents no risk of unintended harmful consequences if misused by an AI agent. The blast radius is minimal as it only retrieves publicly available campus building information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_buildings' and description 'Search for buildings by name or building number' indicate a query operation that retrieves information without modifying data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for buildings by name or building number. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OSU MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OSU MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_buildings: 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 OSU MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_buildings 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_buildings 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_buildings. 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_buildings is provided by the OSU MCP Server MCP server (sichengchen/ohio-state-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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