Search for documents using full text search in a Milvus collection. Args: collection_name: Name of the collection to search query_text: Text to search for limit: Maximum number of results to return output_fields: Fields to include in results drop_ratio: Proportion of low-frequency terms to ignore...
AI agents call milvus_text_search to retrieve information from MCP Server for Milvus without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only query operation that retrieves data from a vector database without any side effects. It searches and returns results matching the query criteria. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an adversary could extract sensitive information already in the database, but cannot modify, delete, or execute operations. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Search for documents using full text search in a Milvus collection' with parameters for query_text, limit, and output_fields. No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities are present.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access milvus_text_search gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Server for Milvus, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for milvus_text_search:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"milvus_text_search": {}
}
}milvus_text_search is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search for documents using full text search in a Milvus collection. Args: collection_name: Name of the collection to search query_text: Text to search for limit: Maximum number of results to return output_fields: Fields to include in results drop_ratio: Proportion of low-frequency terms to ignore (0.0-1.0). It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Server for Milvus MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Server for Milvus MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for milvus_text_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 MCP Server for Milvus. Nothing to install.
milvus_text_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 milvus_text_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 milvus_text_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.
milvus_text_search is provided by the MCP Server for Milvus MCP server (zilliztech/mcp-server-milvus). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 14 MCP Server for Milvus tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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14 MCP Server for Milvus tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.