search_crypto_news_gdelt
Search recent crypto headlines through the public GDELT Project DOC API. Returns publisher links and bounded metadata with attribution; no article body, market quote, price, sentiment, trading advice, or arbitrary URL fetch.
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What search_crypto_news_gdelt does on Delx Mcp A2a
AI agents call search_crypto_news_gdelt to retrieve information from Delx Mcp A2a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
sort | string | — | |
query | string | — | Optional topic to narrow the crypto headline scope; defaults to the latest crypto headlines. |
timeout | integer | — | |
timespan | string | — | |
max_records | integer | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why search_crypto_news_gdelt is rated Low
This tool retrieves structured public news data from GDELT without executing code, modifying records, deleting data, or moving funds. The explicit constraints on what it returns (no sentiment, trading advice, or arbitrary fetches) further confirm it is a safe read operation with minimal risk of misuse.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Search[es] recent crypto headlines' and 'Returns publisher links and bounded metadata with attribution; no article body, market quote, price, sentiment, trading advice, or arbitrary URL fetch.' The restricted output…
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The rule that runs search_crypto_news_gdelt safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Delx Mcp A2a, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_crypto_news_gdelt, this is the rule to start with:
search_crypto_news_gdelt 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 Delx Mcp A2a, apply this rule, and every search_crypto_news_gdelt call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_crypto_news_gdelt
Search recent crypto headlines through the public GDELT Project DOC API. Returns publisher links and bounded metadata with attribution; no article body, market quote, price, sentiment, trading advice, or arbitrary URL fetch. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Delx Mcp A2a MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_crypto_news_gdelt accepts 5 parameters: sort, query, timeout, timespan, max_records. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Delx Mcp A2a MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_crypto_news_gdelt: 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 Delx Mcp A2a. Nothing to install.
search_crypto_news_gdelt 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 search_crypto_news_gdelt 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 search_crypto_news_gdelt. 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.
search_crypto_news_gdelt is provided by the Delx Mcp A2a MCP server (https://api.delx.ai/v1/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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