parliament_guide
A read tool on the UK Parliament MCP server.
This record as markdown: /tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/parliament-guide.md
What parliament_guide does on UK Parliament MCP Server
AI agents call parliament_guide 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.
Why parliament_guide is rated Low
The tool name suggests retrieval of guide or informational content about Parliament, consistent with the server's overall purpose of querying Parliament data. Despite the empty description, the sibling tools on this server (bill_stages, bill_types, browse_erskine_may_index, browse_locations, check_mp_vote, etc.) are all read-only query operations, and this tool appears to fit that pattern.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'parliament_guide' in the context of a UK Parliament data server suggests retrieving reference or informational content. No description provided to confirm specifics.
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The rule that runs parliament_guide safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and UK Parliament MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For parliament_guide, this is the rule to start with:
parliament_guide is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect UK Parliament MCP Server, apply this rule, and every parliament_guide call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about parliament_guide
parliament_guide is a read tool on the UK Parliament MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UK Parliament MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UK Parliament MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for parliament_guide: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches UK Parliament MCP Server. Nothing to install.
parliament_guide is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the parliament_guide rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for parliament_guide. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
parliament_guide is provided by the UK Parliament MCP Server MCP server (chrisbrooksbank/uk-parliament-mcp-lab). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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