AI agents call search_docs to retrieve information from Astrolabe without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Search operations retrieve and query data without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. This is a typical Read operation. Confidence is not higher than 0.85 due to the empty tool description, but the server purpose, tool name, and sibling tools all point unambiguously to a read-only search function.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'search_docs' and server purpose is 'unified search and navigation across multiple project documentations.' Sibling tools include 'list_docs', 'read_doc', 'get_card', 'get_cosmos', 'deep_search'—all retrieval/query operations with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search_docs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Astrolabe MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Astrolabe MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_docs: 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 Astrolabe. Nothing to install.
search_docs 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_docs 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_docs. 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_docs is provided by the Astrolabe MCP server (zebrr/astrolabe-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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