Search TODOs by title, description, or metadata
AI agents call search_todos to retrieve information from Agent Todo without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing todo items based on search criteria. It has no capacity to create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve information it may not be authorized to see, which is a read-level risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'search_todos' and description states it 'Search[es] TODOs by title, description, or metadata' — a pure query operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search TODOs by title, description, or metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Agent Todo MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Agent Todo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_todos: 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 Agent Todo. Nothing to install.
search_todos 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_todos 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_todos. 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_todos is provided by the Agent Todo MCP server (w04m1/agent-todo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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