lookup_open_library
Search Open Library for books (title, author, year, ISBN). Use for book and bibliography agents. Example call: {"query": "the pragmatic programmer"} Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call.
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What lookup_open_library does on GoCreative Agent API
AI agents call lookup_open_library to retrieve information from GoCreative Agent API 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why lookup_open_library is rated Low
This tool retrieves book metadata from Open Library (title, author, year, ISBN) with no side effects. It is a pure read operation that queries a public library database. The pay-per-call pricing is a service fee model, not a financial transaction executed by the tool. Confidence is high because the description and example are clear and unambiguous.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'lookup_open_library' and description 'Search Open Library for books' indicate a query/search operation. The example call shows a simple search query.
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The rule that runs lookup_open_library safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and GoCreative Agent API, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For lookup_open_library, this is the rule to start with:
lookup_open_library 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 GoCreative Agent API, apply this rule, and every lookup_open_library call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about lookup_open_library
Search Open Library for books (title, author, year, ISBN). Use for book and bibliography agents. Example call: {"query": "the pragmatic programmer"} Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call. It is categorised as a Read tool in the GoCreative Agent API MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
lookup_open_library accepts 1 parameter: query. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the GoCreative Agent API MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lookup_open_library: 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 GoCreative Agent API. Nothing to install.
lookup_open_library 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 lookup_open_library 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 lookup_open_library. 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.
lookup_open_library is provided by the GoCreative Agent API MCP server (https://api.gocreativeai.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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