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SourceWeave Web Search

3 tools. 0 can modify or destroy data without limits.

Read-only server. Low risk, but rate limits prevent runaway API costs.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2026

0 can modify or destroy data

3 read-only

3 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 29/06/2026

How to control SourceWeave Web Search ↓

TOOL MAP

What SourceWeave Web Search exposes to your agents

Read (3) Write / Execute (0) Destructive / Financial (0)

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THE RISK

What can go wrong

Even read-only tools carry cost. An agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up bills.

POLICY

How to control SourceWeave Web Search

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SourceWeave Web Search, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Cap read operations

{
  "read_pages": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "read_pages_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register SourceWeave Web Search — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SOURCEWEAVE WEB SEARCH →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 3 SourceWeave Web Search tools

READ 3 tools

Read read_pages read_pages Read read_urls read_urls Read search_web search_web

FAQ

Questions about SourceWeave Web Search

Is the SourceWeave Web Search MCP server safe to use without restrictions? +

The SourceWeave Web Search server is primarily read-only with 3 read tools. While it cannot modify data, an agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up costs. Rate limiting is still recommended.

How many tools does the SourceWeave Web Search MCP server expose? +

3 tools across 1 categories: Read. 3 are read-only. 0 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on SourceWeave Web Search? +

Register the SourceWeave Web Search MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every SourceWeave Web Search tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 3 SourceWeave Web Search tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON SOURCEWEAVE WEB SEARCH →

Instant setup, no code required.

3 SourceWeave Web Search tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.