在目录中搜索匹配指定模式的文件。
AI agents call mcp_file_search_files to retrieve information from ShowDoc MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
File search is a retrieval operation that queries the filesystem without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It has minimal blast radius—at worst an agent could search for sensitive file patterns, but the tool itself performs no destructive actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'mcp_file_search_files' and description indicate file searching functionality. The Chinese description '在目录中搜索匹配指定模式的文件' translates to 'search for files matching a specified pattern in a directory.' This is a read-only query operation with no side…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
在目录中搜索匹配指定模式的文件。. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ShowDoc MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ShowDoc MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mcp_file_search_files: 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 ShowDoc MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mcp_file_search_files 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 mcp_file_search_files 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 mcp_file_search_files. 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.
mcp_file_search_files is provided by the ShowDoc MCP Server MCP server (yfcyfc123234/showdoc_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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