Search documents by type, matter ID, or text query. Returns classified documents with metadata.
AI agents call search_documents_by_type to retrieve information from Multi-Agent RAG MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs semantic search and retrieval of existing documents and their metadata. It has no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or cause financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve information it may not be authorized to access, but cannot alter the underlying data or trigger external operations. This is a classic Read operation.
From the tool's definition The tool is described as 'Search documents by type, matter ID, or text query. Returns classified documents with metadata.' The verb 'search' and 'returns' indicate retrieval/query operations with no data modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search documents by type, matter ID, or text query. Returns classified documents with metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Multi-Agent RAG MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Multi-Agent RAG MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_documents_by_type: 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 Multi-Agent RAG MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_documents_by_type 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_documents_by_type 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_documents_by_type. 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_documents_by_type is provided by the Multi-Agent RAG MCP Server MCP server (tsarri/rag-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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