producthunt_search
Search for products, users, or launches on Product Hunt. Performs a full-text Product Hunt search and returns matching products, users, or launches.
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What producthunt_search does on Crawlora
AI agents call producthunt_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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
page | integer | — | Page number (1-based) |
type | string | — | Result type: **product** (default), **user**, or **launch** |
query | string | Yes | Search keywords |
topics | string | — | Launch search only: comma-separated topic slugs |
featured | boolean | — | Launch search only: featured launches only |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why producthunt_search is rated Low
Even though producthunt_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.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs producthunt_search 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_search, this is the rule to start with:
producthunt_search 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 producthunt_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about producthunt_search
Search for products, users, or launches on Product Hunt. Performs a full-text Product Hunt search and returns matching products, users, or launches. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
producthunt_search accepts 5 parameters: page, type, query, topics, featured. Required: query. 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 producthunt_search: 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.
producthunt_search 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 producthunt_search 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 producthunt_search. 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.
producthunt_search 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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