metaculus_top_comments
Metaculus top comments feed. Returns normalized Metaculus question rows for the questions whose recent public comments collected the highest vote scores over roughly the last week. Derived from credential-free public Metaculus data; upstream comment bodies are not exposed.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/metaculus-top-comments.md
What metaculus_top_comments does on Crawlora
AI agents call metaculus_top_comments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Rows to return, default 10, max 25 |
topic | string | — | Optional Metaculus topic slug |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why metaculus_top_comments is rated Low
Even though metaculus_top_comments 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
The rule that runs metaculus_top_comments 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 metaculus_top_comments, this is the rule to start with:
metaculus_top_comments 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 metaculus_top_comments call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about metaculus_top_comments
Metaculus top comments feed. Returns normalized Metaculus question rows for the questions whose recent public comments collected the highest vote scores over roughly the last week. Derived from credential-free public Metaculus data; upstream comment bodies are not exposed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
metaculus_top_comments accepts 2 parameters: limit, topic. 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 metaculus_top_comments: 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.
metaculus_top_comments 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 metaculus_top_comments 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 metaculus_top_comments. 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.
metaculus_top_comments 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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