Search your contacts by name. Returns matching contacts with emails, phone numbers, organization, and job title. Requires contacts permission to be configured.
AI agents call search_contacts to retrieve information from Temporal Cortex Calendar MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Name to search for (e.g., "Jane", "John Smith"). Fuzzy matching. |
max_results | integer | null | — | Maximum number of results (default: 10, max: 30). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Even though search_contacts only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs — an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search your contacts by name. Returns matching contacts with emails, phone numbers, organization, and job title. Requires contacts permission to be configured. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Temporal Cortex Calendar MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_contacts accepts 2 parameters: query, max_results. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Temporal Cortex Calendar MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_contacts: 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 Temporal Cortex Calendar MCP. Nothing to install.
search_contacts 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_contacts 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_contacts. 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_contacts is provided by the Temporal Cortex Calendar MCP server (temporal-cortex/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.