search_restaurants

Search for restaurants and food on DoorDash

Server DoorDash MCP Server spunkysarb/doordash-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What search_restaurants does on DoorDash MCP Server

AI agents call search_restaurants to retrieve information from DoorDash MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why search_restaurants needs a policy

This tool retrieves information about available restaurants and food items. Searching is a read-only operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any state-changing actions. The lack of side effects and the explicit 'search' verb clearly indicate Read category. Severity is low because misuse would only expose public restaurant information available to any DoorDash user.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'search_restaurants' and description states 'Search for restaurants and food on DoorDash' — a query operation with no side effects.

Questions about search_restaurants

What does the search_restaurants tool do? +

Search for restaurants and food on DoorDash. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DoorDash MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_restaurants? +

Register the DoorDash MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_restaurants: 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 DoorDash MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_restaurants? +

search_restaurants is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_restaurants? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_restaurants 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.

How do I block search_restaurants completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_restaurants. 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.

What MCP server provides search_restaurants? +

search_restaurants is provided by the DoorDash MCP Server MCP server (spunkysarb/doordash-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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