imf-get-datastructure

What imf-get-datastructure does on Meta Data Mcp

AI agents call imf-get-datastructure 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 imf-get-datastructure is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves data structure definitions from the IMF API. It performs a read-only operation returning metadata about how data is organized (dimensions and attributes), with no side effects, no code execution, no data modification, and no destructive capability. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—an AI agent could only retrieve publicly available metadata about IMF data organization.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'imf-get-datastructure' and description 'Get an IMF data-structure definition (DSD) describing dimensions and attributes' indicate retrieval of metadata/schema information without modification or execution of external operations.

The rule that runs imf-get-datastructure 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 imf-get-datastructure, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "imf-get-datastructure": {}
  }
}

Questions about imf-get-datastructure