# googleplay_categories

List available Google Play category identifiers List available Google Play category identifiers. Returns the normalized public contract; raw provider records are internal to the runtime boundary and never cross the public gateway. HTTP: GET /v1/googleplay/categories

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `googleplay_categories`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-categories

## Facts

- Tool: `googleplay_categories`
- Server: ReplyNodes (`https://mcp.replynodes.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/replynodes/replynodes-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `country` | string | no | Two-letter storefront code. |
| `language` | string | no | Language code. |

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": "googleplay_categories",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why googleplay_categories is rated Low

Retrieves static enumeration data without side effects or access to sensitive information.

From the tool's own definition: "List available Google Play category identifiers; GET endpoint; no mutations."

## Use case

AI agents call googleplay_categories to retrieve information from ReplyNodes 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 ReplyNodes:

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

## Other tools on ReplyNodes (65)

- `app` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/app.md
- `brand_fonts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/brand-fonts.md
- `brand_logo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/brand-logo.md
- `brand_retrieve` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/brand-retrieve.md
- `brand_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/brand-search.md
- `brand_styleguide` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/brand-styleguide.md
- `developer` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/developer.md
- `get_company_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/get-company-events.md
- `get_company_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/get-company-history.md
- `get_company_intelligence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/get-company-intelligence.md
- `get_fetcher_healthz` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/get-fetcher-healthz.md
- `get_fetcher_readyz` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/get-fetcher-readyz.md
- `get_recent_company_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/get-recent-company-events.md
- `get_v1_hackernews_capabilities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/get-v1-hackernews-capabilities.md
- `googleplay_app_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-app-details.md
- `googleplay_availability` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-availability.md
- `googleplay_category_apps` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-category-apps.md
- `googleplay_data_safety` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-data-safety.md
- `googleplay_developer` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-developer.md
- `googleplay_permissions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-permissions.md
- `googleplay_reviews` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-reviews.md
- `googleplay_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-search.md
- `googleplay_similar_apps` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-similar-apps.md
- `googleplay_suggest` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/googleplay-suggest.md
- `hackernews_item` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/hackernews-item.md
- `hackernews_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/hackernews-search.md
- `hackernews_stories_ask` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/hackernews-stories-ask.md
- `hackernews_stories_best` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/hackernews-stories-best.md
- `hackernews_stories_job` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/hackernews-stories-job.md
- `hackernews_stories_new` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp/hackernews-stories-new.md
- …and 35 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-replynodes-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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