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docs_search

Search a small list of docs pages for a keyword (naive)

How to control docs_search ↓

What docs_search does on 8th Wall MCP Server

AI agents call docs_search to retrieve information from 8th Wall MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why docs_search needs a policy

This tool performs a read-only query operation against documentation. It retrieves information matching a keyword search without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The naive search mechanism and restriction to a small list of doc pages further constrains its scope to simple information retrieval with minimal blast radius if misused.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it "Search[es] a small list of docs pages for a keyword". The verb "search" combined with "docs pages" indicates retrieval of documentation without modification or execution.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access docs_search gives an agent:

How to control docs_search

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and 8th Wall MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for docs_search:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "docs_search": {}
  }
}

docs_search is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register 8th Wall MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about docs_search

What does the docs_search tool do? +

Search a small list of docs pages for a keyword (naive). It is categorised as a Read tool in the 8th Wall MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on docs_search? +

Register the 8th Wall MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for docs_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 8th Wall MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is docs_search? +

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

Can I rate-limit docs_search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the docs_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.

How do I block docs_search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for docs_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.

What MCP server provides docs_search? +

docs_search is provided by the 8th Wall MCP Server MCP server (superdwayne/8thwallmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every 8th Wall MCP Server tool call.

Start from 8th Wall MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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