Search academic papers and preprints on SSRN (Social Science Research Network). Perfect for finding research papers in social sciences, economics, law, finance, accounting, management, and humanities. Use this when researching social science topics, looking for working papers, or finding the late...
AI agents call search_ssrn to retrieve information from Jina AI without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
num | number | — | Maximum number of academic papers to return, between 1-100 |
tbs | string | — | Time-based search parameter, e.g., 'qdr:h' for past hour, can be qdr:h, qdr:d, qdr:w, qdr:m, qdr:y |
query | object | — | Academic search terms, author names, or research topics (e.g., 'corporate governance', 'behavioral finance', 'contract law'). Can be a single query string or an |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves and queries academic paper metadata and content from SSRN, a publicly accessible academic repository. It performs read-only search operations without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—a compromised agent could only retrieve existing academic papers, which poses no security or financial risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search academic papers and preprints on SSRN' and is used for 'finding research papers' and 'looking for working papers.' The verb 'search' combined with 'finding' indicates data retrieval with no modifications or side effects.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query)
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_ssrn gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Jina AI, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_ssrn:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_ssrn": {}
}
}search_ssrn is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search academic papers and preprints on SSRN (Social Science Research Network). Perfect for finding research papers in social sciences, economics, law, finance, accounting, management, and humanities. Use this when researching social science topics, looking for working papers, or finding the latest research in business and economics fields. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Jina AI MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_ssrn accepts 3 parameters: num, tbs, query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Jina AI MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_ssrn: 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 Jina AI. Nothing to install.
search_ssrn 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 search_ssrn 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 search_ssrn. 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.
search_ssrn is provided by the Jina AI MCP server (jina). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Jina AI, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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