get_policy_text
Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.
This record as markdown: /tools/com-govbase-govbase/get-policy-text.md
What get_policy_text does on Govbase
AI agents call get_policy_text to retrieve information from Govbase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
format | string | — | Text format |
policy_id | string | Yes | Policy ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_policy_text is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries publicly available U.S. federal policy documents without any side effects. It performs a read-only operation consistent with other sibling tools (get_member, get_policy, get_representatives, get_stories, get_story, search_members, search_policies). There is no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_policy_text' and description 'Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text.' indicate data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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The rule that runs get_policy_text safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Govbase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_policy_text, this is the rule to start with:
get_policy_text 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 Govbase, apply this rule, and every get_policy_text call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_policy_text
Retrieve the full text of a U.S. federal policy document. Returns the raw legislative or regulatory text. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Govbase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_policy_text accepts 2 parameters: format, policy_id. Required: policy_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Govbase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_policy_text: 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 Govbase. Nothing to install.
get_policy_text 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 get_policy_text 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 get_policy_text. 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.
get_policy_text is provided by the Govbase MCP server (https://api.govbase.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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