# dataset_metadata

Get dataset metadata.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `dataset_metadata`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-metadata

## Facts

- Tool: `dataset_metadata`
- Server: Kaggle-MCP (`54yyyu/kaggle-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/54yyyu/kaggle-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "dataset_metadata",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why dataset_metadata is rated Low

This tool retrieves metadata about a dataset, which is a read-only query operation. It does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial obligations. The minimal severity reflects that metadata retrieval cannot harm data integrity or security unless the metadata itself is highly sensitive, which is unlikely in the Kaggle context where datasets are publicly catalogued.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'dataset_metadata' and description states 'Get dataset metadata.' The verb 'Get' indicates a read operation with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Kaggle-MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "dataset_metadata": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Kaggle-MCP (43)

- `config_unset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-unset.md
- `model_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-delete.md
- `model_instance_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-delete.md
- `model_instance_version_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-delete.md
- `authenticate` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/authenticate.md
- `competition_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-details.md
- `competition_download_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-download-files.md
- `competition_leaderboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-leaderboard.md
- `competition_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-list-files.md
- `competition_submissions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-submissions.md
- `competitions_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competitions-list.md
- `config_view` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-view.md
- `dataset_download_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-download-files.md
- `dataset_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-list-files.md
- `dataset_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/dataset-status.md
- `datasets_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/datasets-list.md
- `kernel_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-list-files.md
- `kernel_output` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-output.md
- `kernel_pull` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-pull.md
- `kernel_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernel-status.md
- `kernels_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/kernels-list.md
- `model_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-get.md
- `model_instance_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-get.md
- `model_instance_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-list-files.md
- `model_instance_version_download` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-download.md
- `model_instance_version_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/model-instance-version-list-files.md
- `models_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/models-list.md
- `competition_submit` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/competition-submit.md
- `config_path` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-path.md
- `config_set` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp/config-set.md
- …and 13 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=54yyyu-kaggle-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/54yyyu-kaggle-mcp