search_open_grants
AI agents call search_open_grants to retrieve information from Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves publicly available grant information from external databases. Search operations are Read category—they query data without modifying, deleting, or executing code. The empty description is a limitation, but the naming convention and server purpose (discovery, not modification) strongly suggest a read-only query. Blast radius is minimal since it only returns data already public.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'search_open_grants' and the server context (grant discovery from public sources like IRS 990 filings and Grants.gov) indicate a search/query operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search_open_grants. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_open_grants: 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 Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server. Nothing to install.
search_open_grants 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_open_grants 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_open_grants. 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_open_grants is provided by the Kindora-for-ChatGPT MCP server MCP server (wayanvota/kindora-chatgpt-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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