# scrape_goodreads

Scrape Goodreads books (rating, reviews, author). Use for book-research agents. Example call: {"book_or_query": "the-pragmatic-programmer"} Cost: $0.005–$0.05 USDC on Base per call.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `scrape_goodreads`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-colinhughes2121-gocreative-agent-api/scrape-goodreads

## Facts

- Tool: `scrape_goodreads`
- Server: GoCreative Agent API (`https://api.gocreativeai.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-colinhughes2121-gocreative-agent-api.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://api.gocreativeai.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `book_or_query` | string | yes |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "scrape_goodreads",
    "arguments": {
      "book_or_query": "<book_or_query>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why scrape_goodreads is rated Low

This tool performs data retrieval/querying of publicly available Goodreads information (ratings, reviews, author details). It is categorized as Read because it only fetches and returns data without creating, modifying, or deleting anything.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'scrape_goodreads' and description states it will 'Scrape Goodreads books (rating, reviews, author)' — this retrieves public book data with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call scrape_goodreads 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches GoCreative Agent API:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "scrape_goodreads": {}
  }
}
```

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