github_search_repositories

Search public GitHub repositories. Searches public GitHub repositories (market/competitive discovery). Unauthenticated search is rate limited to roughly 10 requests per minute.

SERVERCrawlora SOURCEcrawlora-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 51 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/github-search-repositories.md

WHAT IT DOES

What github_search_repositories does on Crawlora

AI agents call github_search_repositories 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	Yes	GitHub repository search query
`page`	integer	—	Page number
`sort`	string	—	Sort field
`order`	string	—	Sort order
`per_page`	integer	—	Results per page (max 100)

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why github_search_repositories is rated Low

Even though github_search_repositories 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.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

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

github_search_repositories Allowed

github_search_repositories 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": {
    "github_search_repositories": {}
  }
}

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 github_search_repositories call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about github_search_repositories

What does the github_search_repositories tool do? +

Search public GitHub repositories. Searches public GitHub repositories (market/competitive discovery). Unauthenticated search is rate limited to roughly 10 requests per minute. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does github_search_repositories accept? +

github_search_repositories accepts 5 parameters: q, page, sort, order, per_page. Required: q. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on github_search_repositories? +

Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for github_search_repositories: 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 github_search_repositories? +

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

Can I rate-limit github_search_repositories? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the github_search_repositories 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 github_search_repositories completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for github_search_repositories. 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 github_search_repositories? +

github_search_repositories 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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