spraay_research_scholarly_search
Search 150M+ works via Crossref (CC0). Costs $0.002 USDC per call. Read-only. Pass the listed fields directly as typed arguments.
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What spraay_research_scholarly_search does on Spraay X402 Mcp
AI agents call spraay_research_scholarly_search 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.
Why spraay_research_scholarly_search is rated Low
This tool retrieves scholarly works from Crossref without modifying, deleting, or executing code. The description explicitly states it is 'Read-only', confirming it only queries data. While it incurs a financial cost ($0.002 USDC per call), the charge is a usage fee rather than a financial transaction that moves funds or commits obligations.
From the tool's definition "Search 150M+ works via Crossref", "Read-only"
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The rule that runs spraay_research_scholarly_search 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_search, this is the rule to start with:
spraay_research_scholarly_search 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 Spraay X402 Mcp, apply this rule, and every spraay_research_scholarly_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about spraay_research_scholarly_search
Search 150M+ works via Crossref (CC0). Costs $0.002 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.
Register the Spraay X402 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for spraay_research_scholarly_search: 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.
spraay_research_scholarly_search 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 spraay_research_scholarly_search 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 spraay_research_scholarly_search. 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.
spraay_research_scholarly_search 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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