Fetch search results for a given query using Google Serper API.
AI agents call scrape_website to retrieve information from Social Media Scraper - Custom MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and queries data (search results) without side effects. However, severity is elevated to medium rather than low because: (1) it enables mass scraping of web data which could violate ToS or privacy regulations; (2) combined with sibling tools (get_personal_profile, get_facebook_profile, etc.), it supports systematic data harvesting that could enable privacy violations, identity theft, or…
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Fetch search results for a given query using Google Serper API' — a retrieval operation with no modification or execution capabilities.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access scrape_website gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Social Media Scraper - Custom MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for scrape_website:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"scrape_website": {}
}
}scrape_website is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Fetch search results for a given query using Google Serper API. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Social Media Scraper - Custom MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Social Media Scraper - Custom MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scrape_website: 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 Social Media Scraper - Custom MCP Server. Nothing to install.
scrape_website 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 scrape_website 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 scrape_website. 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.
scrape_website is provided by the Social Media Scraper - Custom MCP Server MCP server (sharan-kumar-r/custom-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 5 Social Media Scraper - Custom MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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