vision.search.query_index
Query the classical local content index by text tokens.
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What vision.search.query_index does on Visionmcp
AI agents call vision.search.query_index to retrieve information from Visionmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why vision.search.query_index is rated Low
This tool performs a text-based search/query against a local index to retrieve matching content. It is fundamentally a read operation that does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or trigger external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker can only retrieve indexed content they might already access through other means.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'query' and description states 'Query the classical local content index by text tokens' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs vision.search.query_index safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Visionmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For vision.search.query_index, this is the rule to start with:
vision.search.query_index is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Visionmcp, apply this rule, and every vision.search.query_index call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about vision.search.query_index
Query the classical local content index by text tokens. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Visionmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Vision MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vision.search.query_index: 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 Visionmcp. Nothing to install.
vision.search.query_index 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 vision.search.query_index 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 vision.search.query_index. 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.
vision.search.query_index is provided by the Vision MCP server (joshuahickscorp/visionmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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