au-data-gov-search-datasets
Search the Australia data.gov.au catalog (CKAN package_search).
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-derekslinz-meta-data-mcp/au-data-gov-search-datasets.md
What au-data-gov-search-datasets does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call au-data-gov-search-datasets to retrieve information from Meta Data Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why au-data-gov-search-datasets is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries data from a public open data catalog with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations—it only searches and returns results. Consistent with sibling tools like arxiv-query and au-data-gov-list-organizations which are all Read operations. No financial impact, no code execution, no destructive capability.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search-datasets' and description 'Search the Australia data.gov.au catalog' indicate querying/searching open data without modification. CKAN package_search is a standard read-only catalog search API.
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The rule that runs au-data-gov-search-datasets safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Meta Data Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For au-data-gov-search-datasets, this is the rule to start with:
au-data-gov-search-datasets 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 Meta Data Mcp, apply this rule, and every au-data-gov-search-datasets call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about au-data-gov-search-datasets
Search the Australia data.gov.au catalog (CKAN package_search). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Data Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for au-data-gov-search-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 Meta Data Mcp. Nothing to install.
au-data-gov-search-datasets 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 au-data-gov-search-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 au-data-gov-search-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.
au-data-gov-search-datasets is provided by the Meta Data MCP server (pypi:meta-data-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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