list_emner

What list_emner does on Statfin

AI agents call list_emner to retrieve information from Statfin without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why list_emner is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries public statistical metadata from Statistics Finland's database catalogue. It is a read-only enumeration operation with no side effects, no ability to modify or delete data, and no execution of arbitrary code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only enumerate available subject areas, which is already public information.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_emner' (list subjects) and description indicating it lists subject areas from ~140 databases in StatFin. No modification, deletion, or execution of code is mentioned.

The rule that runs list_emner safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Statfin, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_emner, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_emner": {}
  }
}

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