fedreg-list-agencies
List all agencies tracked by the Federal Register.
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What fedreg-list-agencies does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call fedreg-list-agencies 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-list-agencies is rated Low
This tool queries and returns a static list of agencies from the Federal Register API. It performs no modification, execution, deletion, or financial operations. The data is publicly available and the operation has no side effects. Misuse would only allow an attacker to enumerate agencies, which is already public information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'fedreg-list-agencies' and description 'List all agencies tracked by the Federal Register' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The word 'list' is a canonical Read operation.
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The rule that runs fedreg-list-agencies 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-list-agencies, this is the rule to start with:
fedreg-list-agencies 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-list-agencies call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about fedreg-list-agencies
List all agencies tracked by the Federal Register. 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-list-agencies: 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-list-agencies 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-list-agencies 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-list-agencies. 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-list-agencies 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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