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search_academic_papers

跨多个学术数据源搜索论文(DBLP、OpenReview、Papers With Code),返回 Notion 友好格式

How to control search_academic_papers ↓

What search_academic_papers does on Literature Review MCP Server

AI agents call search_academic_papers to retrieve information from Literature Review MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why search_academic_papers needs a policy

This tool performs read-only queries across academic databases to retrieve paper metadata and references. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or transfer money. The worst-case misuse (performing exhaustive searches) would result in rate-limiting or temporary access denial, not data loss or financial harm.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'searches papers across multiple academic data sources (DBLP, OpenReview, Papers With Code)' and 'returns Notion-friendly format'.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_academic_papers gives an agent:

How to control search_academic_papers

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Literature Review MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_academic_papers:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_academic_papers": {}
  }
}

search_academic_papers is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Literature Review MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about search_academic_papers

What does the search_academic_papers tool do? +

跨多个学术数据源搜索论文(DBLP、OpenReview、Papers With Code),返回 Notion 友好格式. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Literature Review MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_academic_papers? +

Register the Literature Review MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_academic_papers: 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 Literature Review MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_academic_papers? +

search_academic_papers is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_academic_papers? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_academic_papers 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.

How do I block search_academic_papers completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_academic_papers. 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.

What MCP server provides search_academic_papers? +

search_academic_papers is provided by the Literature Review MCP Server MCP server (ydzat/literature-review-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Literature Review MCP Server tool call.

Start from Literature Review MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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