iso8601_duration_parse
ISO 8601 Duration Parser — Parse an ISO 8601 duration literal (e.g. 'P1Y6M4DT12H30M5S') into years/months/weeks/days/hours/minutes/seconds, plus an exact total_seconds when no year/month is present.
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What iso8601_duration_parse does on Gateway
AI agents call iso8601_duration_parse to retrieve information from Gateway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
duration | string | Yes | ISO 8601 duration string, e.g. 'P3Y6M4DT12H30M5S' |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why iso8601_duration_parse is rated Low
This tool purely parses and interprets an ISO 8601 duration string into its component parts. It performs a read/computation with no side effects, no data modification, and no external operations.
From the tool's definition Parse an ISO 8601 duration literal ... into years/months/weeks/days/hours/minutes/seconds, plus an exact total_seconds
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The rule that runs iso8601_duration_parse safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gateway, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For iso8601_duration_parse, this is the rule to start with:
iso8601_duration_parse 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 Gateway, apply this rule, and every iso8601_duration_parse call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about iso8601_duration_parse
ISO 8601 Duration Parser — Parse an ISO 8601 duration literal (e.g. 'P1Y6M4DT12H30M5S') into years/months/weeks/days/hours/minutes/seconds, plus an exact total_seconds when no year/month is present. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gateway MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
iso8601_duration_parse accepts 1 parameter: duration. Required: duration. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Gateway MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for iso8601_duration_parse: 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 Gateway. Nothing to install.
iso8601_duration_parse 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 iso8601_duration_parse 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 iso8601_duration_parse. 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.
iso8601_duration_parse is provided by the Gateway MCP server (https://wingmanprotocol.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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