scrapling_crawl_stop
Stop a running crawl session. Pass the session_id from scrapling_crawl. Items collected so far are preserved. Use when you have enough data or need to abort. Requires Scrapling bridge server.
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What scrapling_crawl_stop does on Nodebench
AI agents invoke scrapling_crawl_stop to trigger actions in Nodebench. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why scrapling_crawl_stop is rated High
This tool executes a command to stop an external web scraping service. While the operation is reversible (a new crawl can be started), it actively triggers an external system state change via the Scrapling bridge server, making it Execute rather than Read or Write.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Stop a running crawl session' and 'abort' - it triggers an external operation (stopping a web scraping session) whose effects depend on the session_id argument.
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The rule that runs scrapling_crawl_stop safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nodebench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For scrapling_crawl_stop, this is the rule to start with:
scrapling_crawl_stop stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nodebench, apply this rule, and every scrapling_crawl_stop call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about scrapling_crawl_stop
Stop a running crawl session. Pass the session_id from scrapling_crawl. Items collected so far are preserved. Use when you have enough data or need to abort. Requires Scrapling bridge server. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Nodebench MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Nodebench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scrapling_crawl_stop: 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 Nodebench. Nothing to install.
scrapling_crawl_stop is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the scrapling_crawl_stop 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 scrapling_crawl_stop. 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.
scrapling_crawl_stop is provided by the Nodebench MCP server (nodebench-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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