cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state
CDC weekly provisional deaths by state and cause (NCHS dataset muzy-jte6). Returns all-cause and selected-cause death counts per state per ISO week. Useful for excess-mortality and respiratory-disease seasonality analysis.
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What cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state does on Livedatalink
AI agents call cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
year | number | — | Year (e.g. 2024) |
cause | string | — | Cause category (e.g. 'All Cause', 'COVID-19 (U071, Multiple Cause of Death)', 'Influenza and pneumonia') |
limit | number | — | Max rows (default 50) |
state | string | — | Full state name or 'United States' for national. Default 'United States'. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state is rated Low
This tool retrieves and aggregates publicly available CDC mortality statistics. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, trigger external operations, or involve financial transactions. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation over a curated government health dataset.
From the tool's definition Tool returns CDC weekly provisional deaths data by state and cause—a query of historical epidemiological datasets with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
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The rule that runs cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state, this is the rule to start with:
cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state
CDC weekly provisional deaths by state and cause (NCHS dataset muzy-jte6). Returns all-cause and selected-cause death counts per state per ISO week. Useful for excess-mortality and respiratory-disease seasonality analysis. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state accepts 4 parameters: year, cause, limit, state. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state: 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 Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state 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 cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state 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 cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state. 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.
cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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