datasets_journalists_search
Search the journalists dataset. Searches the journalists index (dataset id enum value journalists) — public journalist and reporter contact records crawled from news outlets' own staff/author pages, for PR outreach. Each record carries the outlet, title, best-effort beat topics, and any public co...
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What datasets_journalists_search does on Crawlora
AI agents call datasets_journalists_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 match on the journalist's name, title, and bio, max 256 characters |
page | integer | — | Page number, defaults to 1 |
sort | string | — | Sort enum: relevance, name_asc, outlet_asc, crawled_desc |
topic | string | — | Exact topic filter, e.g. security, stablecoins. Use the values returned by facets?facet=topic |
outlet | string | — | Exact outlet id filter, e.g. techcrunch, coindesk. Use the ids returned by facets?facet=outlet |
vertical | string | — | Exact beat-vertical filter. Enum: tech, crypto, marketing, consumer_tech, consumer_policy, cybersecurity, health, gaming, climate, business, entertainment, spor |
page_size | integer | — | Page size, defaults to 20 and maxes at 100; page * page_size must be <= 10000 |
contact_type | string | — | Contact-availability filter. Enum: email, social, none |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why datasets_journalists_search is rated Low
This tool queries a public database of journalist contact information (name, outlet, beat, contact details) that is already published on news outlets' own websites. The operation is read-only retrieval with no side effects, reversible actions, code execution, data modification, deletion, or financial impact. The mild privacy consideration (aggregating public contact info) does not elevate it beyond Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'search' and description states 'Search the journalists dataset' — it retrieves and queries existing public journalist contact records crawled from news outlets' staff pages with no modification or deletion capability.
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The rule that runs datasets_journalists_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_journalists_search, this is the rule to start with:
datasets_journalists_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_journalists_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about datasets_journalists_search
Search the journalists dataset. Searches the journalists index (dataset id enum value journalists) — public journalist and reporter contact records crawled from news outlets' own staff/author pages, for PR outreach. Each record carries the outlet, title, best-effort beat topics, and any public contact info (a work email or a social handle) found on that outlet's own page. There is no cross-outlet upstream search; this dataset is built by crawling a curated roster of outlets ourselves. vertical enum: tech, crypto, marketing, consumer_tech, consumer_policy, cybersecurity, health, gaming, climate, business, entertainment, sports, legal, science, politics, real_estate, automotive, travel, food, education, design, film_tv, fashion, music, personal_finance, tech_independent, culture_independent, local_news, construction, banking, retail, aerospace_defense, energy, agriculture, local_business. contact_type enum: email, social, none. sort enum: relevance, name_asc, outlet_asc, crawled_desc. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
datasets_journalists_search accepts 8 parameters: q, page, sort, topic, outlet, vertical, page_size, contact_type. 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_journalists_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_journalists_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_journalists_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_journalists_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_journalists_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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