Search Instagram Reels by keyword, ranked by viral ratio (views / followers). High ratio = content broke out beyond the creator\
AI agents call ig-search-reels to retrieve information from Ad Library MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves publicly available Instagram Reels data ranked by engagement metrics. It is a passive information retrieval operation with no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The action is purely observational and analytical of public social media content.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a search operation ('Search Instagram Reels by keyword') and retrieves publicly available content ranked by engagement metrics (viral ratio). No modification, deletion, execution, or financial transaction occurs.
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Search Instagram Reels by keyword, ranked by viral ratio (views / followers). High ratio = content broke out beyond the creator\. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ad Library MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ad Library MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ig-search-reels: 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 Ad Library MCP. Nothing to install.
ig-search-reels 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 ig-search-reels 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 ig-search-reels. 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.
ig-search-reels is provided by the Ad Library MCP server (thedavidquan01/ad-library-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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