Search twitter with a query. Sort by 'Top' or 'Latest'
AI agents call search_twitter to retrieve information from MCP-Twikit without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries tweet data based on search parameters. It performs no write, delete, execute, or financial operations. The sorting options are read-only display parameters. While the server includes destructive tools (delete_tweet, delete_dm) and write tools (post_tweet, send_dm), this specific tool is narrowly scoped to search and retrieval, making it a Read risk category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search twitter with a query' and 'Sort by Top or Latest' — pure information retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations. No side effects beyond fetching data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search twitter with a query. Sort by 'Top' or 'Latest'. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP-Twikit MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP-Twikit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_twitter: 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-Twikit. Nothing to install.
search_twitter 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_twitter 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_twitter. 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_twitter is provided by the MCP-Twikit MCP server (zo-valentine/mcp-twikit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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