AI agents call search_projects to retrieve information from Kwork without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves project listings based on search criteria. It is a read-only operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any changes to data or external systems. The severity is low because search results cannot harm the system or user data if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_projects' and description 'search for projects on the Kwork exchange by text query' (translated from Russian) indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Поиск проектов на бирже Kwork по текстовому запросу. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kwork MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kwork MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_projects: 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 Kwork. Nothing to install.
search_projects 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_projects 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_projects. 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_projects is provided by the Kwork MCP server (simonether/kwork-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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