spraay_search_web
Search the web and get clean, LLM-ready results via Tavily. Returns extracted content (not just links), plus an AI-generated answer. Supports basic and advanced search depth, domain filtering, and topic focus (general, news, finance). Costs $0.01 USDC.
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What spraay_search_web does on Spraay X402 Mcp
AI agents call spraay_search_web 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_search_web is rated Low
This tool performs information retrieval via Tavily search API. It has no side effects beyond data retrieval. The financial cost ($0.01 USDC per query) is a usage fee, not a financial transaction that moves user funds or creates obligations, so it does not qualify as Financial category. Classification: Read with low severity due to limited blast radius of web search misuse.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search the web and get clean, LLM-ready results' and 'Returns extracted content' — this is a read-only query operation that retrieves and surfaces web data without modifying, deleting, or executing code.
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The rule that runs spraay_search_web 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_search_web, this is the rule to start with:
spraay_search_web 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_search_web call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about spraay_search_web
Search the web and get clean, LLM-ready results via Tavily. Returns extracted content (not just links), plus an AI-generated answer. Supports basic and advanced search depth, domain filtering, and topic focus (general, news, finance). Costs $0.01 USDC. 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_search_web: 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_search_web 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_search_web 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_search_web. 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_search_web 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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