export_crawl
AI agents call export_crawl to retrieve information from Screaming Frog SEO Spider MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The name 'export_crawl' strongly suggests it retrieves/exports existing crawl data, which is a Read operation. Sibling tools include 'read_crawl_data' and 'aggregate_crawl_data', suggesting exports are data retrieval actions. However, the empty description lowers confidence — it could potentially trigger a new crawl export process (Execute).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'export_crawl' on a server described as 'Crawl websites, export SEO data, and manage crawls via Screaming Frog SEO Spider'; description is empty.
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export_crawl. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Screaming Frog SEO Spider MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Screaming Frog SEO Spider MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for export_crawl: 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 Screaming Frog SEO Spider MCP Server. Nothing to install.
export_crawl 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 export_crawl 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 export_crawl. 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.
export_crawl is provided by the Screaming Frog SEO Spider MCP Server MCP server (pypi:screaming-frog-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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