Latest reading of a curated US macro indicator (+ prior, year-ago, YoY %). Pass indicator (unemployment-rate, fed-funds-rate, real-gdp, gdp-growth, nonfarm-payrolls, 10y-treasury, 30y-mortgage, consumer-sentiment, ...) or omit for all. Source: BLS/BEA/Fed via FRED.
AI agents call econ.indicator to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward data retrieval tool that fetches public economic indicators. It has no capability to modify data, execute code, delete information, or commit financial transactions. The fact that the server uses USDC payment for API access does not change the tool's own function—it merely retrieves and returns economic data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it retrieves 'Latest reading of a curated US macro indicator' and clarifies users can 'Pass indicator...or omit for all.' It queries existing data from public sources (BLS/BEA/Fed via FRED) with no modification, creation, deletion, or…
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Latest reading of a curated US macro indicator (+ prior, year-ago, YoY %). Pass indicator (unemployment-rate, fed-funds-rate, real-gdp, gdp-growth, nonfarm-payrolls, 10y-treasury, 30y-mortgage, consumer-sentiment, ...) or omit for all. Source: BLS/BEA/Fed via FRED. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for econ.indicator: 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 Mcp. Nothing to install.
econ.indicator 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 econ.indicator 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 econ.indicator. 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.
econ.indicator is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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