search_committees
A read tool on the UK Parliament MCP server.
This record as markdown: /tools/chrisbrooksbank-uk-parliament-mcp-lab/search-committees.md
What search_committees does on UK Parliament MCP Server
AI agents call search_committees 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 search_committees is rated Low
The tool searches/queries committee information from UK Parliament data with no indication of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities. The naming convention and server purpose (querying MPs, Lords, bills, votes, committees, debates) suggest read-only access to public parliamentary records.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_committees' and server context indicate querying parliamentary committee data. No description provided, but sibling tools (bill_stages, browse_erskine_may_index, get_amendment_by_id, get_act_of_parliament) are all read-only data retrieval…
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The rule that runs search_committees 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 search_committees, this is the rule to start with:
search_committees 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 search_committees call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_committees
search_committees 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 search_committees: 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.
search_committees 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 search_committees 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 search_committees. 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.
search_committees 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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