datasets_steam_news_search

Search the steam-news dataset. Searches Steam news + announcements for tracked apps (one document per appid × gid; the latest items per app are kept). Filter by app_id for a single game's news, or full-text q over the title + contents. Sort enum: date_desc (newest first, default), date_asc.

SERVERCrawlora SOURCEcrawlora-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 50 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade D, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/datasets-steam-news-search.md

WHAT IT DOES

What datasets_steam_news_search does on Crawlora

AI agents call datasets_steam_news_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 the news title + contents, max 256 characters
`page`	integer	—	Page number, defaults to 1
`sort`	string	—	Sort enum: date_desc, date_asc
`app_id`	string	—	Exact Steam app id filter
`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.

RISK

Why datasets_steam_news_search is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries data from a Steam news dataset without any side effects. It performs read-only operations (search, filter, sort) characteristic of data retrieval. No creation, modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations are possible. The low severity reflects minimal risk from misuse—returning game news data has no dangerous blast radius.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Search the steam-news dataset' and describes search and filter operations with no modification or deletion capabilities mentioned.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs datasets_steam_news_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_steam_news_search, this is the rule to start with:

datasets_steam_news_search Allowed

datasets_steam_news_search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "datasets_steam_news_search": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every datasets_steam_news_search call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about datasets_steam_news_search

What does the datasets_steam_news_search tool do? +

What parameters does datasets_steam_news_search accept? +

datasets_steam_news_search accepts 5 parameters: q, page, sort, app_id, page_size. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on datasets_steam_news_search? +

Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for datasets_steam_news_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.

What risk level is datasets_steam_news_search? +

datasets_steam_news_search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit datasets_steam_news_search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the datasets_steam_news_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.

How do I block datasets_steam_news_search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for datasets_steam_news_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.

What MCP server provides datasets_steam_news_search? +

datasets_steam_news_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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