Comparative friction analysis for 2-3 startup ideas side-by-side. Fetches multi-source market intelligence for each idea in parallel (Reddit, HackerNews, GitHub, Polymarket), then produces a ranked comparison with gate statuses and a single verdict on which idea (if any) is worth pursuing. Use th...
AI agents call compare_ideas to retrieve information from openGlad without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs data aggregation and comparative analysis across multiple sources to support decision-making. While it may call other analysis functions internally, the core operation is retrieval and synthesis of market intelligence. There are no side effects, irreversible changes, code execution, financial transactions, or destructive operations. It is purely informational and read-only in nature.
From the tool's definition The tool 'Fetches multi-source market intelligence' and 'produces a ranked comparison' — it retrieves and analyzes data from external sources (Reddit, HackerNews, GitHub, Polymarket) without creating, modifying, or deleting data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access compare_ideas gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and openGlad, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for compare_ideas:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"compare_ideas": {}
}
}compare_ideas is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Comparative friction analysis for 2-3 startup ideas side-by-side. Fetches multi-source market intelligence for each idea in parallel (Reddit, HackerNews, GitHub, Polymarket), then produces a ranked comparison with gate statuses and a single verdict on which idea (if any) is worth pursuing. Use this when the user is deciding between multiple directions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the openGlad MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the openGlad MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for compare_ideas: 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 openGlad. Nothing to install.
compare_ideas 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 compare_ideas 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 compare_ideas. 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.
compare_ideas is provided by the openGlad MCP server (tuguberk/openglad). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from openGlad, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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