Search the CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag. Returns dataset IDs, names, descriptions, column lists, and update timestamps.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query)
Part of the Cdc Health server.
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AI agents use cdc_discover_datasets to create or modify resources in Cdc Health. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call cdc_discover_datasets repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Cdc Health.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"cdc_discover_datasets": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "cdc_discover_datasets_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Cdc Health policy for all 3 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access cdc_discover_datasets gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Search the CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag. Returns dataset IDs, names, descriptions, column lists, and update timestamps.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Cdc Health MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Cdc Health MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cdc_discover_datasets: 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 Cdc Health. Nothing to install.
cdc_discover_datasets is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the cdc_discover_datasets 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_discover_datasets. 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_discover_datasets is provided by the Cdc Health MCP server (cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 3 Cdc Health tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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