Search ideas by text query. Searches title and summary fields.
AI agents call search_ideas to retrieve information from IdeaLift MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool queries and returns idea data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It performs a simple text search across idea metadata, which is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_ideas' and description explicitly states it 'Search ideas by text query. Searches title and summary fields.' This is a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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Search ideas by text query. Searches title and summary fields. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IdeaLift MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IdeaLift MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_ideas: 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 IdeaLift MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_ideas 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_ideas 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_ideas. 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_ideas is provided by the IdeaLift MCP Server MCP server (startvest-llc/idealift-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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