claire_deep_research
Multi-source background research on a named person or company. Returns recent activity, news, role context, company highlights, and proof points. Synchronous (may take 30-90s). Call this BEFORE crafting personalized outreach so the message reflects who the prospect actually is.
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What claire_deep_research does on Max MCP Server
AI agents call claire_deep_research to retrieve information from Max MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why claire_deep_research is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries publicly available or accessible background information about people and companies. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute code/commands. The context (sales agent research before outreach) and the synchronous, read-only nature confirm this is purely a data retrieval operation, fitting the 'Read' category.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it "fetch[es]" data and "Returns recent activity, news, role context, company highlights, and proof points." No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations is mentioned.
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The rule that runs claire_deep_research safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Max MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For claire_deep_research, this is the rule to start with:
claire_deep_research 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 Max MCP Server, apply this rule, and every claire_deep_research call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about claire_deep_research
Multi-source background research on a named person or company. Returns recent activity, news, role context, company highlights, and proof points. Synchronous (may take 30-90s). Call this BEFORE crafting personalized outreach so the message reflects who the prospect actually is. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Max MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Max MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for claire_deep_research: 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 Max MCP Server. Nothing to install.
claire_deep_research 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 claire_deep_research 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 claire_deep_research. 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.
claire_deep_research is provided by the Max MCP Server MCP server (digital-crew-technologies/max-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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