Search the Beacon registry for open-source AI agents by capability or task
AI agents call find_agent to retrieve information from X402 Agents without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and queries data from a registry index without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation equivalent to searching a database or list. Low severity because misuse (e.g., searching for agents) poses no direct risk to systems or data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search the Beacon registry for open-source AI agents by capability or task' — this is a search/query operation with no modification or execution of external systems.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search the Beacon registry for open-source AI agents by capability or task. It is categorised as a Read tool in the X402 Agents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the X402 Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_agent: 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 X402 Agents. Nothing to install.
find_agent 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 find_agent 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 find_agent. 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.
find_agent is provided by the X402 Agents MCP server (enrichgateagent-png/x402-agents). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
find_agent is one line of X402 Agents's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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