discogs_release
Get a Discogs release. Returns a normalized Discogs release: artists, labels, formats, tracklist, credits, identifiers, videos, images, and community want/have/rating. Credential-free official Discogs database data (api.discogs.com).
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What discogs_release does on Crawlora
AI agents call discogs_release 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Discogs release id |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why discogs_release is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available music database information from Discogs without any side effects, data modification, or external operations. It is a straightforward read operation querying credential-free official Discogs data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] a Discogs release' and 'Returns' normalized data including artists, labels, formats, tracklist, credits, identifiers, videos, and images. The verb 'Get' and 'Returns' indicate data retrieval.
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The rule that runs discogs_release 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 discogs_release, this is the rule to start with:
discogs_release 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 discogs_release call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about discogs_release
Get a Discogs release. Returns a normalized Discogs release: artists, labels, formats, tracklist, credits, identifiers, videos, images, and community want/have/rating. Credential-free official Discogs database data (api.discogs.com). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
discogs_release accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. 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 discogs_release: 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.
discogs_release 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 discogs_release 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 discogs_release. 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.
discogs_release 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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