# get_departments A read tool on the UK Parliament MCP Server MCP server. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_departments`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-departments ## Facts - Tool: `get_departments` - Server: UK Parliament MCP Server (`chrisbrooksbank/uk-parliament-mcp-lab`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab.md - Homepage: https://github.com/ChrisBrooksbank/uk-parliament-mcp-lab - Risk category: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade A, 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": "get_departments", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why get_departments is rated Low The name 'get_departments' follows a clear read pattern consistent with the server's purpose of providing query access to UK Parliament datasets. No description is provided, which lowers confidence slightly, but the naming convention and context of similar read-only tools strongly suggest this retrieves or lists government/parliamentary departments without modification or side effects. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_departments' indicates data retrieval; contextual sibling tools (bill_stages, check_mp_vote, get_act_of_parliament, etc.) are all read-only queries against UK Parliament data." ## Use case AI agents call get_departments to retrieve information from UK Parliament MCP Server 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 UK Parliament MCP Server: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "get_departments": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on UK Parliament MCP Server (208) - `bill_stages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/bill-stages.md - `bill_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/bill-types.md - `browse_erskine_may_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/browse-erskine-may-index.md - `browse_locations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/browse-locations.md - `check_mp_vote` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/check-mp-vote.md - `edms_for_member_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/edms-for-member-id.md - `get_act_of_parliament` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-act-of-parliament.md - `get_all_bills_rss` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-all-bills-rss.md - `get_amendment_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-amendment-by-id.md - `get_annulment_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-annulment-date.md - `get_annunciator_by_date` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-annunciator-by-date.md - `get_answer_deadline` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-answer-deadline.md - `get_answering_bodies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-answering-bodies.md - `get_archived_publication_links` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-archived-publication-links.md - `get_bill_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-by-id.md - `get_bill_news_articles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-news-articles.md - `get_bill_overview` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-overview.md - `get_bill_petition_by_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-petition-by-id.md - `get_bill_publications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-publications.md - `get_bill_rss` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-rss.md - `get_bill_stage_amendments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-amendments.md - `get_bill_stage_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-details.md - `get_bill_stage_ping_pong_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-ping-pong-items.md - `get_bill_stage_publications` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stage-publications.md - `get_bill_stages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-bill-stages.md - `get_calendar_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-categories.md - `get_calendar_event` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-event.md - `get_calendar_locations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-locations.md - `get_calendar_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-tags.md - `get_calendar_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/get-calendar-types.md - …and 178 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab.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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab