Searches a curated catalog of 600+ free, public APIs that require no authentication and work over HTTPS — ideal for embedding live data in display HTML pages via fetch(). Covers 47 categories including weather, news, finance, sports, images, food, entertainment, science, geocoding and more. Use t...
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AI agents call search_public_apis to retrieve information from agentView without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though search_public_apis only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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}See the full agentView policy for all 81 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_public_apis gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Searches a curated catalog of 600+ free, public APIs that require no authentication and work over HTTPS — ideal for embedding live data in display HTML pages via fetch(). Covers 47 categories including weather, news, finance, sports, images, food, entertainment, science, geocoding and more. Use this when generating HTML that needs live data from the internet. Returns matching APIs with documentation links, CORS support info and ready-to-use fetch() code hints. Use list_public_api_categories first if you want to offer the user a category-driven menu before searching. No authentication required.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the agentView MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the agentView MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_public_apis: 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 agentView. Nothing to install.
search_public_apis 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_public_apis 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_public_apis. 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_public_apis is provided by the agentView MCP server (https://agentview.de/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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