jobs.reed.search
Search UK job listings — filter by keywords, location, distance, salary range (GBP), contract type (permanent/contract/temp), full/part time. Returns title, company, salary, applications count, direct link. UK largest job board (Reed.co.uk)
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What jobs.reed.search does on Apibase
AI agents call jobs.reed.search to retrieve information from Apibase 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
skip | integer | — | Number of results to skip for pagination (must be divisible by limit) |
limit | integer | — | Max results (1-100, default 25) |
contract | boolean | — | Filter contract positions only |
distance | integer | — | Search radius in miles from location (default 10) |
keywords | string | — | Job search keywords (e.g. "python developer", "data scientist", "nurse") |
location | string | — | UK location — city, town, or postcode (e.g. "London", "Manchester", "SW1A 1AA") |
full_time | boolean | — | Filter full-time positions only |
part_time | boolean | — | Filter part-time positions only |
permanent | boolean | — | Filter permanent positions only |
salary_max | number | — | Maximum annual salary in GBP (e.g. 80000) |
salary_min | number | — | Minimum annual salary in GBP (e.g. 30000) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why jobs.reed.search is rated Low
Tool queries and retrieves public job listing data with no side effects or modifications.
From the tool's definition Search UK job listings — filter by keywords, location, distance, salary range, contract type. Returns title, company, salary, applications count, direct link.
Risk signalsHigh parameter count (11 properties)
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The rule that runs jobs.reed.search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For jobs.reed.search, this is the rule to start with:
jobs.reed.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 Apibase, apply this rule, and every jobs.reed.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about jobs.reed.search
Search UK job listings — filter by keywords, location, distance, salary range (GBP), contract type (permanent/contract/temp), full/part time. Returns title, company, salary, applications count, direct link. UK largest job board (Reed.co.uk). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
jobs.reed.search accepts 11 parameters: skip, limit, contract, distance, keywords, location, full_time, part_time, permanent, salary_max, salary_min. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for jobs.reed.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 Apibase. Nothing to install.
jobs.reed.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 jobs.reed.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 jobs.reed.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.
jobs.reed.search is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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