Search for patterns in files with pagination and enhanced filtering. Args: project_dir: Path to the APKTool project directory search_pattern: Text pattern to search for file_extensions: List of file extensions to search in max_results: Maximum total results to collect before pagination offset: St...
AI agents call search_in_files to retrieve information from Apktool 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 Read operation—it retrieves and queries data from files within an APKTool project without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. Severity is medium rather than low because in the context of reverse engineering tools, exposing file search across an entire project could allow an AI agent to discover sensitive patterns, hardcoded secrets, API keys, or architectural details that might be exploited, though…
From the tool's definition Tool performs pattern searching across project files with pagination and filtering. Description states it 'Search[es] for patterns in files' with parameters like search_pattern, file_extensions, and case_sensitive.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_in_files gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apktool MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_in_files:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_in_files": {}
}
}search_in_files 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 patterns in files with pagination and enhanced filtering. Args: project_dir: Path to the APKTool project directory search_pattern: Text pattern to search for file_extensions: List of file extensions to search in max_results: Maximum total results to collect before pagination offset: Starting offset for pagination count: Number of items to return (0 means use default) case_sensitive: Whether search should be case sensitive Returns: Paginated dictionary with search results and metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apktool MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apktool MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_in_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 Apktool MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_in_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 search_in_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 search_in_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.
search_in_files is provided by the Apktool MCP Server MCP server (zinja-coder/apktool-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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