crow_audiobookshelf_search
Search audiobooks and podcasts across all libraries by title, author, or narrator
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What crow_audiobookshelf_search does on Crow
AI agents call crow_audiobookshelf_search to retrieve information from Crow without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why crow_audiobookshelf_search is rated Low
This tool performs a search/query operation to retrieve audiobook and podcast information. It retrieves data without modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The search scope is limited to metadata fields (title, author, narrator), making it a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search audiobooks and podcasts across all libraries by title, author, or narrator' — a query operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs crow_audiobookshelf_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crow, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For crow_audiobookshelf_search, this is the rule to start with:
crow_audiobookshelf_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 Crow, apply this rule, and every crow_audiobookshelf_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about crow_audiobookshelf_search
Search audiobooks and podcasts across all libraries by title, author, or narrator. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crow_audiobookshelf_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 Crow. Nothing to install.
crow_audiobookshelf_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 crow_audiobookshelf_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 crow_audiobookshelf_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.
crow_audiobookshelf_search is provided by the Crow MCP server (kh0pper/crow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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