# search_public_apis

Searches a curated catalog of 600+ free public APIs (no key, HTTPS) for embedding live data in display HTML via fetch(): weather, news, finance, sports, images, food and 40+ more categories. Use when generating HTML that needs live internet data. Set list_categories=true to get the category menu with counts instead of search results. Returns docs links, CORS status and fetch() hints. No authentication required.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_public_apis`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/search-public-apis

## Facts

- Tool: `search_public_apis`
- Server: agentView (`https://agentview.de/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://agentview.de/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 5
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | integer | no | Maximum results, 1-20. Default 10. |
| `query` | string | no | Free-text search, e.g. 'weather forecast', 'bitcoin price', 'jokes'. |
| `category` | string | no | Category ID filter, e.g. 'weather', 'finance', 'news'. Omit for all. |
| `cors_only` | boolean | no | true returns only APIs with confirmed browser CORS support. Default false. |
| `list_categories` | boolean | no | true returns all categories with API counts instead of search results. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_public_apis",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_public_apis is rated Low

Even though search_public_apis only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

## Use case

AI agents call search_public_apis to retrieve information from agentView without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches agentView:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_public_apis": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on agentView (56)

- `delete_asset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/delete-asset.md
- `delete_data_slot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/delete-data-slot.md
- `delete_display` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/delete-display.md
- `delete_organization` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/delete-organization.md
- `logout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/logout.md
- `remove_display_from_org` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/remove-display-from-org.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/revoke-api-key.md
- `broadcast_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/broadcast-content.md
- `claim_display` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/claim-display.md
- `fetch` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/fetch.md
- `get_account` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-account.md
- `get_agent_artifact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-agent-artifact.md
- `get_asset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-asset.md
- `get_auth_session` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-auth-session.md
- `get_data_slot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-data-slot.md
- `get_display` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-display.md
- `get_display_preview_url` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-display-preview-url.md
- `get_license_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-license-info.md
- `get_organization` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-organization.md
- `get_public_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-public-status.md
- `get_storage_usage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-storage-usage.md
- `get_store_template_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-store-template-content.md
- `get_store_template_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-store-template-details.md
- `get_store_template_install_options` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/get-store-template-install-options.md
- `list_api_keys` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/list-api-keys.md
- `list_assets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/list-assets.md
- `list_data_slots` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/list-data-slots.md
- `list_display_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/list-display-categories.md
- `list_displays` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/list-displays.md
- `list_organizations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp/list-organizations.md
- …and 26 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/de-agentview-agentview-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=de-agentview-agentview-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/de-agentview-agentview-mcp