# datasets_journalists_item

Get a journalist from the journalists dataset. Returns one journalist by outlet id and slug from dataset id enum value journalists. Returns 404 when the outlet is not supported or the journalist is not in the index.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `datasets_journalists_item`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/datasets-journalists-item

## Facts

- Tool: `datasets_journalists_item`
- Server: Crawlora (`crawlora-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y crawlora-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlora-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `slug` | string | yes | Journalist slug within the outlet, e.g. zack-whittaker |
| `outlet` | string | yes | Outlet id, e.g. techcrunch. Use the ids returned by facets?facet=outlet |

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": "datasets_journalists_item",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "<slug>",
      "outlet": "<outlet>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why datasets_journalists_item is rated Low

Even though datasets_journalists_item only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

## Use case

AI agents call datasets_journalists_item 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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