# google_search

Google search API. Returns normalized Google web search results. Results are fetched through proxied browser renderers that race several concurrent renders per request and return the first clean result, with stale-cache fallback when available. The endpoint returns 503 when Google serves a challenge page or unusable HTML. Rate limit is enforced at 1 request per second, and if the limit is exceeded a 429 status code is returned with rate limit headers.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `google_search`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/google-search

## Facts

- Tool: `google_search`
- Server: Crawlora (`crawlora-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y crawlora-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/crawlora-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `searchOption` | object | yes | Search options |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "google_search",
    "arguments": {
      "searchOption": {}
    }
  }
}
```

## Why google_search is rated Low

Even though google_search 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.

## Use case

AI agents call google_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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Crawlora:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "google_search": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Crawlora (727)

- `anime_title` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-title.md
- `coingecko_new_coins` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/coingecko-new-coins.md
- `justwatch_discover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/justwatch-discover.md
- `justwatch_new` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/justwatch-new.md
- `manga_title` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/manga-title.md
- `steam_charts_top_releases` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/steam-charts-top-releases.md
- `yahoo_finance_ticker_history` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/yahoo-finance-ticker-history.md
- `airbnb_host` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/airbnb-host.md
- `airbnb_host_listings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/airbnb-host-listings.md
- `airbnb_host_reviews` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/airbnb-host-reviews.md
- `airbnb_room` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/airbnb-room.md
- `airbnb_room_calendar` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/airbnb-room-calendar.md
- `airbnb_room_reviews` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/airbnb-room-reviews.md
- `airbnb_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/airbnb-search.md
- `amazon_product` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/amazon-product.md
- `amazon_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/amazon-search.md
- `amazon_suggest` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/amazon-suggest.md
- `anime_character` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-character.md
- `anime_character_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-character-search.md
- `anime_rankings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-rankings.md
- `anime_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-search.md
- `anime_title_characters` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-title-characters.md
- `anime_title_recommendations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-title-recommendations.md
- `anime_title_staff` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/anime-title-staff.md
- `apple_podcasts_charts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/apple-podcasts-charts.md
- `apple_podcasts_episodes_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/apple-podcasts-episodes-search.md
- `apple_podcasts_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/apple-podcasts-search.md
- `apple_podcasts_show` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/apple-podcasts-show.md
- `apple_podcasts_show_episodes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/apple-podcasts-show-episodes.md
- `appstore_app` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp/appstore-app.md
- …and 697 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/crawlora-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=crawlora-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/crawlora-mcp