Get trending search data from Google Trends. Restrictions: Activated for queries about trends, popularity, or interest over time. Valid: Find the search interest for
AI agents call google_trends to retrieve information from Scrapeless without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves public trending data from Google Trends without creating, modifying, executing code, or deleting anything. It is a read-only query operation with minimal security impact. The 'Restrictions' note about activation parameters does not change the fundamental read-only nature of the operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'google_trends' and description 'Get trending search data from Google Trends' indicates data retrieval. Description states 'Find the search interest' which is a query operation with no modification or side effects.
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Get trending search data from Google Trends. Restrictions: Activated for queries about trends, popularity, or interest over time. Valid: Find the search interest for. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Scrapeless MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Scrapeless MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google_trends: 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 Scrapeless. Nothing to install.
google_trends 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 google_trends 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 google_trends. 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.
google_trends is provided by the Scrapeless MCP server (scrapeless-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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