search-persons-by-notes

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why search-persons-by-notes needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries data (persons and notes matching a keyword) without modifying, creating, or deleting any records. It is a read-only search operation with no irreversible effects or external side effects. Despite the server offering full CRUD access including destructive operations like delete-deal and delete-lead, this specific tool is limited to searching existing data.

From the tool's definition Tool performs search operation across person records and their attached notes using a keyword filter. Description indicates it 'searches the content of notes' with no mention of modifications, deletions, or side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search-persons-by-notes gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control search-persons-by-notes

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Pipedrive MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search-persons-by-notes:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search-persons-by-notes": {}
  }
}

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

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FAQ

Questions about search-persons-by-notes

What does the search-persons-by-notes tool do? +

Search for persons who have attached notes containing a specific keyword. This searches the content of notes linked to persons. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pipedrive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search-persons-by-notes? +

Register the Pipedrive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search-persons-by-notes: 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 Pipedrive MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search-persons-by-notes? +

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

Can I rate-limit search-persons-by-notes? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search-persons-by-notes 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-persons-by-notes completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search-persons-by-notes. 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-persons-by-notes? +

search-persons-by-notes is provided by the Pipedrive MCP Server MCP server (teapot-agency/mcp_pipedrive). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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