# detect_problem_type

Inspect the target column and return classification or regression.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `detect_problem_type`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/detect-problem-type

## Facts

- Tool: `detect_problem_type`
- Server: Agentic Automl Platform (`anantshri1/agentic-automl-platform`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/anantshri1/agentic-automl-platform
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, 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": "detect_problem_type",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why detect_problem_type is rated Low

This tool performs introspection on a dataset attribute (the target column) to determine problem type metadata. It has no side effects, does not execute arbitrary code, does not modify data, and does not trigger external operations. It is a pure read operation that retrieves inferential information from existing data, making it a Read category tool with low severity and blast radius.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Inspect the target column and return classification or regression.' The verb 'inspect' and 'return' indicate data retrieval and analysis with no modification or execution of external code."

## Use case

AI agents call detect_problem_type to retrieve information from Agentic Automl Platform 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 Agentic Automl Platform:

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

## Other tools on Agentic Automl Platform (13)

- `evaluate_ffn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/evaluate-ffn.md
- `hyperparameter_search` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/hyperparameter-search.md
- `train_ffn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/train-ffn.md
- `train_lstm` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/train-lstm.md
- `train_model` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/train-model.md
- `train_transformer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/train-transformer.md
- `my_tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/my-tool.md
- `check_class_balance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/check-class-balance.md
- `evaluate_model` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/evaluate-model.md
- `prepare_forecast_dataset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/prepare-forecast-dataset.md
- `profile_dataset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/profile-dataset.md
- `clean_dataset` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/clean-dataset.md
- `reduce_dimensions` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentic-automl-platform/reduce-dimensions.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=agentic-automl-platform · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/agentic-automl-platform