Use this tool when the user is looking for service providers (companies, agencies, consultants, contractors, vendors) and describes requirements such as service type, industry, location, budget and pricing, company size, or specific focus areas (technologies/specialties). The tool returns a ranke...
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AI agents call recommend_service_providers to retrieve information from Clutch Co without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though recommend_service_providers only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"recommend_service_providers": {}
}
}See the full Clutch Co policy for all 3 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access recommend_service_providers gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Use this tool when the user is looking for service providers (companies, agencies, consultants, contractors, vendors) and describes requirements such as service type, industry, location, budget and pricing, company size, or specific focus areas (technologies/specialties). The tool returns a ranked list of providers that best match the criteria, including basic profile info and review/rating signals for comparison. Use offset/limit for pagination. Examples: - "Give me top web development companies for small businesses in the healthcare industry" -> service="Web Development", industry="Healthcare", client_type="Small Business( <$10M)" - "I need to improve SEO of my online store" -> service="SEO" - "I need SEO agencies that specialize in Shopify and have at least 10 reviews" -> service="SEO", focus_areas=["Shopify"], min_reviews=10. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Clutch Co MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Clutch Co MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for recommend_service_providers: 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 Clutch Co. Nothing to install.
recommend_service_providers 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 recommend_service_providers 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 recommend_service_providers. 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.
recommend_service_providers is provided by the Clutch Co MCP server (https://bot.clutch.co/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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