automation \u00b7 POST /automation/search \u2014 Returns events Required: q, from, size.
AI agents call automation_search to retrieve information from Vicarius vRx MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves automation events without modifying, deleting, or executing arbitrary operations. Despite using POST (which can sometimes indicate write operations), the explicit 'Returns events' description and search-oriented parameters confirm this is a read-only query. The server description also notes 'read-only safety enforcement,' supporting this classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'automation_search' and description 'Returns events' indicate a query/search operation with POST method used for filtering/retrieval.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
automation \u00b7 POST /automation/search \u2014 Returns events Required: q, from, size. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Vicarius vRx MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Vicarius vRx MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for automation_search: 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 Vicarius vRx MCP Server. Nothing to install.
automation_search 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 automation_search 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 automation_search. 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.
automation_search is provided by the Vicarius vRx MCP Server MCP server (space-c0wboy/vicarius-vrx-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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