goodreads_author_books
List a Goodreads author's books. Returns an author's paginated works list (title, author, average rating, ratings count). Credential-free public Goodreads data.
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What goodreads_author_books does on Crawlora
AI agents call goodreads_author_books 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 | Goodreads author id |
page | integer | — | 1-based page number, default 1 |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why goodreads_author_books is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves publicly available Goodreads data without authentication or modification capabilities. It performs a read-only operation (listing books with metadata like titles, ratings) with no side effects, data modification, execution, deletion, or financial impact. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only retrieve publicly available book information.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'List a Goodreads author's books' and returns 'paginated works list' from 'Credential-free public Goodreads data.' Keywords: 'List', 'returns', 'public data' indicate retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs goodreads_author_books 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 goodreads_author_books, this is the rule to start with:
goodreads_author_books 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 goodreads_author_books call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about goodreads_author_books
List a Goodreads author's books. Returns an author's paginated works list (title, author, average rating, ratings count). Credential-free public Goodreads data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
goodreads_author_books accepts 2 parameters: id, page. 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 goodreads_author_books: 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.
goodreads_author_books 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 goodreads_author_books 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 goodreads_author_books. 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.
goodreads_author_books 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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