Format a Belgian legal citation per standard Belgian citation conventions. Three formats: "full" (formal, e.g., "Loi du 2 février 1994, art. 1"), "short" (abbreviated), "pinpoint" (article reference only). Use this to normalize citation format before presenting to users.
Part of the Belgian Law server.
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AI agents call format_citation to retrieve information from Belgian Law 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 format_citation 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.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"format_citation": {}
}
}See the full Belgian Law policy for all 15 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access format_citation 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.
Format a Belgian legal citation per standard Belgian citation conventions. Three formats: "full" (formal, e.g., "Loi du 2 février 1994, art. 1"), "short" (abbreviated), "pinpoint" (article reference only). Use this to normalize citation format before presenting to users.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Belgian Law MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Belgian Law MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for format_citation: 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 Belgian Law. Nothing to install.
format_citation 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 format_citation 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 format_citation. 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.
format_citation is provided by the Belgian Law MCP server (Ansvar-Systems/Belgium-law-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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