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search_ar_assets

Search for AR assets across multiple sources (PolyHaven, local assets, Poly Pizza). Returns ranked results.

How to control search_ar_assets ↓

What search_ar_assets does on 8th Wall MCP Server

AI agents call search_ar_assets 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 search_ar_assets needs a policy

This tool queries and retrieves asset data from external sources (PolyHaven, local assets, Poly Pizza) without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a read-only search function that returns results. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve unwanted asset information, not cause destructive or financial harm.

From the tool's definition The tool 'search_ar_assets' has a description stating it 'Search[es] for AR assets across multiple sources' and 'Returns ranked results.' These are purely informational retrieval operations with no side effects.

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

How to control search_ar_assets

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 search_ar_assets:

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

search_ar_assets 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 search_ar_assets

What does the search_ar_assets tool do? +

Search for AR assets across multiple sources (PolyHaven, local assets, Poly Pizza). Returns ranked results. 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 search_ar_assets? +

Register the 8th Wall MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_ar_assets: 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 search_ar_assets? +

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

Can I rate-limit search_ar_assets? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_ar_assets 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_ar_assets completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_ar_assets. 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_ar_assets? +

search_ar_assets 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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