producthunt_category_products

SERVERCrawlora SOURCEcrawlora-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 71 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/producthunt-category-products.md

WHAT IT DOES

What producthunt_category_products does on Crawlora

AI agents call producthunt_category_products 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
`page`	integer	—	Accepted for compatibility; use cursor to paginate
`slug`	string	Yes	Product Hunt category slug
`tags`	string	—	Accepted for compatibility; no longer affects results
`order`	string	—	Accepted for compatibility; no longer affects results
`cursor`	string	—	Pagination cursor from a previous response's end_cursor
`page_size`	integer	—	Page size (number of products)
`featured_only`	boolean	—	Accepted for compatibility; no longer affects results

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why producthunt_category_products is rated Low

Even though producthunt_category_products 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 producthunt_category_products 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 producthunt_category_products, this is the rule to start with:

producthunt_category_products Allowed

producthunt_category_products 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": {
    "producthunt_category_products": {}
  }
}

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 producthunt_category_products call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about producthunt_category_products

What does the producthunt_category_products tool do? +

Retrieve Product Hunt category products. Returns the products in a Product Hunt category (now backed by Product Hunt topics), cursor-paginated. Pass the cursor from a previous response's end_cursor to page; page_size controls the batch size. page, featured_only, order and tags are accepted for compatibility but no longer affect the result. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does producthunt_category_products accept? +

producthunt_category_products accepts 7 parameters: page, slug, tags, order, cursor, page_size, featured_only. Required: slug. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on producthunt_category_products? +

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

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

Can I rate-limit producthunt_category_products? +

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

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

producthunt_category_products 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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