Search WormBase for genes, proteins, phenotypes, strains, and other biological entities. Supports natural language queries like
AI agents call search to retrieve information from WormBase MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a query/retrieval tool that searches a read-only biological database. It retrieves information without modifying state, executing code, or triggering external operations. The natural language query capability does not elevate it to Execute category since it operates within constrained search semantics rather than arbitrary code execution.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search' combined with description stating it 'Search[es] WormBase for genes, proteins, phenotypes, strains, and other biological entities' with support for 'natural language queries'.
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Search WormBase for genes, proteins, phenotypes, strains, and other biological entities. Supports natural language queries like. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WormBase MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WormBase MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search: 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 WormBase MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search 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 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. 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 is provided by the WormBase MCP Server MCP server (wormbase/wormbase-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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