datasets_apps_reviews_search
Search the app-reviews dataset. Searches user reviews scraped from the iOS App Store and Google Play, stored in a search index (one document per review). Store enum: ios, android. Sort enum: recent, score_desc, score_asc, helpful_desc.
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What datasets_apps_reviews_search does on Crawlora
AI agents call datasets_apps_reviews_search to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | — | Full-text query over review text, title and author, max 256 characters |
page | integer | — | Page number, defaults to 1 |
sort | string | — | Sort enum: recent, score_desc, score_asc, helpful_desc |
store | string | — | Store enum: ios, android |
app_id | string | — | Exact app filter — iOS numeric track id or Android package, max 128 characters |
country | string | — | Exact storefront country filter, max 128 characters |
min_score | integer | — | Minimum star rating, 1 through 5 |
page_size | integer | — | Page size, defaults to 20 and maxes at 100; page * page_size must be <= 10000 |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why datasets_apps_reviews_search is rated Low
This is a pure data retrieval operation that queries existing review data with sorting and filtering options. There are no side effects, no data creation, modification, deletion, or execution of code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only exfiltrate review data already publicly available on app stores, which poses no integrity or availability risk.
From the tool's definition The tool description explicitly states it 'Search[es] the app-reviews dataset' and 'Searches user reviews scraped from the iOS App Store and Google Play, stored in a search index'.
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The rule that runs datasets_apps_reviews_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For datasets_apps_reviews_search, this is the rule to start with:
datasets_apps_reviews_search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every datasets_apps_reviews_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about datasets_apps_reviews_search
Search the app-reviews dataset. Searches user reviews scraped from the iOS App Store and Google Play, stored in a search index (one document per review). Store enum: ios, android. Sort enum: recent, score_desc, score_asc, helpful_desc. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
datasets_apps_reviews_search accepts 8 parameters: q, page, sort, store, app_id, country, min_score, page_size. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for datasets_apps_reviews_search: 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 Crawlora. Nothing to install.
datasets_apps_reviews_search 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 datasets_apps_reviews_search 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 datasets_apps_reviews_search. 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.
datasets_apps_reviews_search is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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