Broad multi-source trend scanner for any topic. Returns sentiment, red flags, cautionary tales, and a 6-12 month prediction using data from Reddit, HackerNews, GitHub, and Polymarket. Use this for general market research when the user asks
AI agents call scan_reddit_trends 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 retrieves and queries publicly available information to generate analytical insights. It has no side effects on any system or data store—it only reads from and analyzes existing public data sources. The output is analytical (sentiment, predictions, red flags) rather than actionable modifications to systems or data.
From the tool's definition Tool performs trend scanning and analysis across multiple public data sources (Reddit, HackerNews, GitHub, Polymarket), returning sentiment analysis, predictions, and market research insights.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access scan_reddit_trends 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 scan_reddit_trends:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"scan_reddit_trends": {}
}
}scan_reddit_trends is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Broad multi-source trend scanner for any topic. Returns sentiment, red flags, cautionary tales, and a 6-12 month prediction using data from Reddit, HackerNews, GitHub, and Polymarket. Use this for general market research when the user asks. 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 scan_reddit_trends: 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.
scan_reddit_trends 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 scan_reddit_trends 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 scan_reddit_trends. 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.
scan_reddit_trends 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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