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.
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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
This tool retrieves and aggregates publicly available data from Metaculus (a prediction platform) without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It reads a feed of questions based on comment vote scores. The credential-free nature and read-only retrieval pattern clearly classify this as a Read operation with low severity, as misuse would only result in unauthorized data access without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Returns normalized Metaculus question rows' and is 'Derived from credential-free public Metaculus data'.
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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