edu.school-lookup

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-2s-io-mcp/edu.school-lookup.md

WHAT IT DOES

What edu.school-lookup does on Mcp

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

RISK

Why edu.school-lookup is rated Low

This tool queries public educational institution metadata from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) database and returns structured information about schools. It performs read-only lookups with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no financial transactions.

From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Search by name/district (partial), state, city, zip, or exact 12-digit NCES id.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs edu.school-lookup safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For edu.school-lookup, this is the rule to start with:

edu.school-lookup Allowed

edu.school-lookup is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "edu.school-lookup": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every edu.school-lookup call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about edu.school-lookup

What does the edu.school-lookup tool do? +

Every US public K-12 school (~102k, NCES Common Core of Data). Search by name/district (partial), state, city, zip, or exact 12-digit NCES id. Returns address, level, type, charter/magnet/virtual flags, enrollment, grade span. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on edu.school-lookup? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for edu.school-lookup: 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.

What risk level is edu.school-lookup? +

edu.school-lookup is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit edu.school-lookup? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the edu.school-lookup 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.

How do I block edu.school-lookup completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for edu.school-lookup. 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.

What MCP server provides edu.school-lookup? +

edu.school-lookup 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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