Search papers published by a specific author
AI agents call search_papers_by_author to retrieve information from AMiner MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries academic paper metadata from the AMiner API based on author criteria. It is a pure read operation that retrieves data without modifying, creating, or deleting any content. No code execution, financial transactions, or irreversible actions are possible. The risk is minimal—misuse would amount to information retrieval, which is generally harmless in an academic research context.
From the tool's definition Tool name indicates 'search' operation; description states 'Search papers published by a specific author' with no mention of modifications, deletions, or side effects. Returns query results only.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_papers_by_author gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AMiner MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_papers_by_author:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_papers_by_author": {}
}
}search_papers_by_author is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search papers published by a specific author. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AMiner MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AMiner MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_papers_by_author: 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 AMiner MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_papers_by_author 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_papers_by_author 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_papers_by_author. 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_papers_by_author is provided by the AMiner MCP Server MCP server (scipenai/aminer-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from AMiner MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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