Make an API request to any SocialCrawl endpoint. Fetches real-time data (profiles, posts, comments, search results, products, reviews, apps, places, analytics) from ${PLATFORMS.length} platforms. Requires a valid SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY. Validates platform, resource, and parameters before making the ...
AI agents call socialcrawl_request to retrieve information from Socialcrawl without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool is primarily a data retrieval mechanism for social media information. It has no stated ability to create, modify, delete, or execute code. The medium severity reflects the blast radius of uncontrolled data scraping across 21+ platforms: potential privacy violations, rate-limit exhaustion, API quota depletion, and reputational/legal risks from scraping protected personal data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it "Fetches real-time data (profiles, posts, comments, search results, products, reviews, apps, places, analytics)" and "Make an API request to any SocialCrawl endpoint." The verb "Fetches" and examples of data retrieval (profiles,…
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Make an API request to any SocialCrawl endpoint. Fetches real-time data (profiles, posts, comments, search results, products, reviews, apps, places, analytics) from ${PLATFORMS.length} platforms. Requires a valid SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY. Validates platform, resource, and parameters before making the call to avoid wasting credits. Pass an optional idempotencyKey to make the request retry-safe (replays return the original response and deduct 0 credits). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Socialcrawl MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Socialcrawl MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for socialcrawl_request: 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 Socialcrawl. Nothing to install.
socialcrawl_request 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 socialcrawl_request 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 socialcrawl_request. 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.
socialcrawl_request is provided by the Socialcrawl MCP server (socialcrawl/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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