fedreg-get-agency
Fetch metadata for a single Federal Register agency by slug.
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What fedreg-get-agency does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call fedreg-get-agency 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 fedreg-get-agency is rated Low
This tool retrieves metadata from the Federal Register (a public U.S. government data source) by agency identifier. It performs a simple lookup/fetch operation with no capability to modify, execute, or delete data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve unwanted metadata but cannot cause harm beyond information disclosure of already-public data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'fedreg-get-agency' and description 'Fetch metadata for a single Federal Register agency by slug' indicate a retrieval operation that queries public government data with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs fedreg-get-agency 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 fedreg-get-agency, this is the rule to start with:
fedreg-get-agency 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 fedreg-get-agency call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about fedreg-get-agency
Fetch metadata for a single Federal Register agency by slug. 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 fedreg-get-agency: 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.
fedreg-get-agency 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 fedreg-get-agency 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 fedreg-get-agency. 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.
fedreg-get-agency 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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