# web_research

Research a company, trademark, or legal topic on the internet. Returns grounded results with source citations. Use for company background, recent news, common law trademark use, or case law research.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `web_research`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/web-research

## Facts

- Tool: `web_research`
- Server: GleanMark Trademark Search (`https://gleanmark.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://gleanmark.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: yes
- Parameters: 4 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mark_text` | string | no | Trademark text (for common_law_use and state_registrations searches) |
| `entity_name` | string | yes | Company name, trademark, or topic to research |
| `nice_classes` | array | no | Nice classes for context |
| `research_type` | string | yes | Type of research to perform |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "web_research",
    "arguments": {
      "entity_name": "<entity_name>",
      "research_type": "<research_type>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why web_research is rated Low

This tool performs internet searches and information gathering without modifying data, executing commands, or triggering external operations. It is a pure read operation that retrieves and presents publicly available information with citations. The severity is low because incorrect usage retrieves irrelevant information rather than causing harm.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states it 'Research[es]...on the internet. Returns grounded results with source citations' and lists use cases like 'company background, recent news, common law trademark use, or case law research' — all information retrieval…"

## Use case

AI agents call web_research to retrieve information from GleanMark Trademark Search without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches GleanMark Trademark Search:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "web_research": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on GleanMark Trademark Search (60)

- `run_knockout_search` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/run-knockout-search.md
- `run_safe_analytics` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/run-safe-analytics.md
- `analyze_prosecution_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/analyze-prosecution-history.md
- `analyze_ttab_proceeding` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/analyze-ttab-proceeding.md
- `check_brand_availability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/check-brand-availability.md
- `check_domain_availability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/check-domain-availability.md
- `compare_marks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/compare-marks.md
- `count_trademarks_by_attributes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/count-trademarks-by-attributes.md
- `get_class_relationships` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-class-relationships.md
- `get_cohort_event_intervals` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-cohort-event-intervals.md
- `get_correspondent_marks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-correspondent-marks.md
- `get_correspondent_specialization` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-correspondent-specialization.md
- `get_deadline_satisfaction_mapping` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-deadline-satisfaction-mapping.md
- `get_event_code_reference` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-event-code-reference.md
- `get_event_status_mapping` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-event-status-mapping.md
- `get_fame_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-fame-profile.md
- `get_firm_correspondent_tasks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-firm-correspondent-tasks.md
- `get_firm_deadlines` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-firm-deadlines.md
- `get_firm_oa_outcomes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-firm-oa-outcomes.md
- `get_firm_top_correspondents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-firm-top-correspondents.md
- `get_latest_office_action` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-latest-office-action.md
- `get_mark_ai_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-mark-ai-summary.md
- `get_mark_deadlines` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-mark-deadlines.md
- `get_mark_international_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-mark-international-profile.md
- `get_mark_owner_landscape` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-mark-owner-landscape.md
- `get_mark_prosecution_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-mark-prosecution-summary.md
- `get_nice_classes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-nice-classes.md
- `get_owner_ai_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-owner-ai-summary.md
- `get_owner_deadlines` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-owner-deadlines.md
- `get_owner_filing_trends` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search/get-owner-filing-trends.md
- …and 30 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-gleanmark-trademark-search.md

## For agents

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-gleanmark-trademark-search · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-gleanmark-trademark-search