Spicrawl

Close an open batch job

spicrawl_batch_close

Idempotent

Stop an open batch job accepting items, so it completes once its queued work drains. Idempotent (closing a closed job succeeds). Returns the job object.

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "job_id": "<job_id>"
    },
    "name": "spicrawl_batch_close"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`job_id`	Yes	The batch job id returned by spicrawl_batch_submit or spicrawl_batch_list.

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description
`id`	Yes	Job id. Pass it as `job_id` to the other spicrawl_batch_* tools.
`name`	No	The label given at submission, if any.
`open`	No	True while the job accepts appended items (it will not complete until closed).
`params`	No	The job-level scrape settings as stored.
`status`	No	Lifecycle: queued, running, paused, cancelling, completed, failed or cancelled. Keep polling while queued/running/paused/cancelling; stop at completed, failed or cancelled.
`priority`	No	Effective scheduling priority.
`progress`	No	Live item counters and the credits charged so far.
`warnings`	No	Decisions made on the caller's behalf at submission (a clamped concurrency, items not yet queued).
`error_code`	No	Machine code of a job-level failure.
`project_id`	No	Project the API key belongs to.
`started_at`	No	ISO-8601 time the first item started.
`status_url`	No	API path to poll for this job: /v1/batch/{id}.
`concurrency`	No	Effective per-job concurrency after the server's clamping.
`finished_at`	No	ISO-8601 time the job reached a terminal status.
`results_url`	No	API path of the job's results: /v1/batch/{id}/results.
`total_items`	No	Number of items in the job.
`max_attempts`	No	Effective attempts per item.
`submitted_at`	No	ISO-8601 time the job was accepted.
`error_message`	No	Human-readable job-level failure reason.
`estimated_credits`	No	Credits reserved at submission (a hold, not a charge; compare with progress.credits_charged).
`failure_threshold`	No	Failed-item count that aborts the job, when set.
`results_expire_at`	No	ISO-8601 deadline after which results answer 410 Gone.
`cancel_requested_at`	No	ISO-8601 time a cancel was accepted.
`estimated_credits_micro`	No	Same as estimated_credits in micro-credits.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedOct 13, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "additionalProperties": true,
+  "properties": {
+    "cancel_requested_at": {
+      "description": "ISO-8601 time a cancel was accepted.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "concurrency": {
+      "description": "Effective per-job concurrency after the server's clamping.",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "error_code": {
+      "description": "Machine code of a job-level failure.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "error_message": {
+      "description": "Human-readable job-level failure reason.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "estimated_credits": {
+      "description": "Credits reserved at submission (a hold, not a charge; compare with progress.credits_charged).",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "estimated_credits_micro": {
+      "description": "Same as estimated_credits in micro-credits.",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "failure_threshold": {
+      "description": "Failed-item count that aborts the job, when set.",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "finished_at": {
+      "description": "ISO-8601 time the job reached a terminal status.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "description": "Job id. Pass it as `job_id` to the other spicrawl_batch_* tools.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "max_attempts": {
+      "description": "Effective attempts per item.",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "description": "The label given at submission, if any.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "open": {
+      "description": "True while the job accepts appended items (it will not complete until closed).",
+      "type": [
+        "boolean",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "params": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "additionalProperties": {},
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "description": "The job-level scrape settings as stored."
+    },
+    "priority": {
+      "description": "Effective scheduling priority.",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "progress": {
+      "additionalProperties": true,
+      "description": "Live item counters and the credits charged so far.",
+      "properties": {
+        "bytes": {
+          "description": "Total response bytes of finished items.",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "cancelled": {
+          "description": "Items not run because the job was cancelled.",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "completed": {
+          "description": "Items in any terminal status (succeeded + failed + cancelled + skipped).",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "credits_charged": {
+          "description": "Credits actually charged so far (whole credits, rounded down).",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "credits_charged_micro": {
+          "description": "Same as credits_charged in micro-credits (1 credit = 1,000,000).",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "failed": {
+          "description": "Items that failed after all attempts; re-run them with spicrawl_batch_retry.",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "percent_complete": {
+          "description": "completed / total x 100.",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "remaining": {
+          "description": "Items not yet finished (total - completed).",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "skipped": {
+          "description": "Items skipped (for example after failure_threshold or credit_budget stopped the run).",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "succeeded": {
+          "description": "Items that succeeded. Only these are charged.",
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "total": {
+          "description": "Items in the job (grows when items are appended to an open job).",
+          "type": "number"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "project_id": {
+      "description": "Project the API key belongs to.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "results_expire_at": {
+      "description": "ISO-8601 deadline after which results answer 410 Gone.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "results_url": {
+      "description": "API path of the job's results: /v1/batch/{id}/results.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "started_at": {
+      "description": "ISO-8601 time the first item started.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "description": "Lifecycle: queued, running, paused, cancelling, completed, failed or cancelled. Keep polling while queued/running/paused/cancelling; stop at completed, failed or cancelled.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "status_url": {
+      "description": "API path to poll for this job: /v1/batch/{id}.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "submitted_at": {
+      "description": "ISO-8601 time the job was accepted.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "total_items": {
+      "description": "Number of items in the job.",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "warnings": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "description": "Decisions made on the caller's behalf at submission (a clamped concurrency, items not yet queued)."
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "id"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

First observedOct 1, 2026

TDQS

A4/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare idempotentHint=true and destructiveHint=false, and the description reinforces idempotency with a concrete case ('closing a closed job succeeds'). It also adds the non-obvious asynchronous semantic that the job does not stop immediately but drains its queue, which annotations do not convey.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Three short sentences, each carrying distinct information: the action, the idempotency guarantee, and the return value. Nothing is padded or restated.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a one-parameter mutation with full annotation coverage and an output schema, the description covers behavior, idempotency, and drain semantics adequately. The only gap is not routing the agent between this tool and spicrawl_batch_cancel.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 100% and the single job_id parameter is documented with its origin ('returned by spicrawl_batch_submit or spicrawl_batch_list'). The description adds no further parameter meaning, so the baseline of 3 applies.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description states a precise verb and resource ('Stop an open batch job accepting items') plus the post-condition ('completes once its queued work drains'). This separates it from the sibling spicrawl_batch_cancel, which an agent would otherwise confuse for immediate termination.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

The graceful-drain framing implies the when ('you want the job to finish its queued work rather than abort it'), but no alternative is named outright. The sibling spicrawl_batch_cancel is never mentioned, so the choice between graceful close and hard cancel is left to inference.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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