get_search_genres
AI agents call get_search_genres to retrieve information from Crawl4AI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool name follows a 'get_*' pattern typical of retrieval operations with no side effects. No description is provided, lowering confidence slightly, but the naming convention and server context (which emphasizes querying, extraction, and searching) suggest this is a Read operation that retrieves metadata or configuration about available search genres without modifying data or executing external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_search_genres' suggests retrieval of genre classification data. Server context describes 'Google search integration' and data extraction capabilities, indicating this tool likely queries or retrieves available search genre options.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_search_genres. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawl4AI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Crawl4AI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_search_genres: 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 Crawl4AI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_search_genres 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 get_search_genres 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 get_search_genres. 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.
get_search_genres is provided by the Crawl4AI MCP Server MCP server (sruckh/crawl-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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