spotify_podcasts_search
Search Spotify Podcasts. Returns normalized Spotify podcast shows, episodes, and top results for a search term.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/spotify-podcasts-search.md
What spotify_podcasts_search does on Crawlora
AI agents call spotify_podcasts_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 |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | Podcast search term |
limit | integer | — | Result limit, clamped to 1-50 |
offset | integer | — | Search offset |
include_authors | boolean | — | Include authors |
include_audiobooks | boolean | — | Include audiobooks |
include_pre_releases | boolean | — | Include pre-release results |
number_of_top_results | integer | — | Top result limit, clamped to 1-50 |
include_album_pre_releases | boolean | — | Include album pre-release results |
include_episode_content_ratings_v2 | boolean | — | Include Spotify episode content ratings v2 |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why spotify_podcasts_search is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query operation against Spotify's podcast database, retrieving and returning search results. It has no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or perform financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve podcast metadata that is publicly available.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Search Spotify Podcasts' and 'Returns normalized Spotify podcast shows, episodes, and top results for a search term.' The verb 'Search' and 'Returns' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs spotify_podcasts_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 spotify_podcasts_search, this is the rule to start with:
spotify_podcasts_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 spotify_podcasts_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about spotify_podcasts_search
Search Spotify Podcasts. Returns normalized Spotify podcast shows, episodes, and top results for a search term. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
spotify_podcasts_search accepts 9 parameters: q, limit, offset, include_authors, include_audiobooks, include_pre_releases, number_of_top_results, include_album_pre_releases, include_episode_content_ratings_v2. Required: q. 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 spotify_podcasts_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.
spotify_podcasts_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 spotify_podcasts_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 spotify_podcasts_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.
spotify_podcasts_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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