spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi

Full Crossref metadata for any DOI. Costs $0.001 USDC per call. Read-only. Pass the listed fields directly as typed arguments.

SERVERSpraay X402 Mcp SOURCEspraay-x402-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-plagtech-spraay-x402-mcp/spraay-research-scholarly-by-doi.md

WHAT IT DOES

What spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi does on Spraay X402 Mcp

AI agents call spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi to retrieve information from Spraay X402 Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi is rated Low

This tool retrieves scholarly metadata from Crossref using a DOI and returns read-only information. Despite the minor USDC cost per call, no financial transaction or obligation is created—the cost is a usage fee for data retrieval, not a financial operation. The tool performs a query/fetch operation with no side effects on the user's state or external systems. Category: Read.

From the tool's definition Full Crossref metadata for any DOI. Costs $0.001 USDC per call. Read-only.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Spraay X402 Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi, this is the rule to start with:

spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi Allowed

spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Spraay X402 Mcp, apply this rule, and every spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi

What does the spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi tool do? +

Full Crossref metadata for any DOI. Costs $0.001 USDC per call. Read-only. Pass the listed fields directly as typed arguments. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Spraay X402 Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi? +

Register the Spraay X402 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi: 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 Spraay X402 Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi? +

spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi 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.

How do I block spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi. 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.

What MCP server provides spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi? +

spraay_research_scholarly_by_doi is provided by the Spraay X402 MCP server (spraay-x402-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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