sg-data-gov-poll-download
Poll the async download-preparation status for a data.gov.sg
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What sg-data-gov-poll-download does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call sg-data-gov-poll-download 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 sg-data-gov-poll-download is rated Low
This tool retrieves status information about a download that is being prepared asynchronously. It has no side effects beyond reading state; it does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The most comparable tools in the Read category are status checks and polling operations. Severity is low because status polling has minimal blast radius.
From the tool's definition The tool name contains 'poll' and 'download-preparation status', and the description states it polls async download-preparation status.
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The rule that runs sg-data-gov-poll-download 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 sg-data-gov-poll-download, this is the rule to start with:
sg-data-gov-poll-download 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 sg-data-gov-poll-download call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sg-data-gov-poll-download
Poll the async download-preparation status for a data.gov.sg. 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 sg-data-gov-poll-download: 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.
sg-data-gov-poll-download 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 sg-data-gov-poll-download 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 sg-data-gov-poll-download. 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.
sg-data-gov-poll-download 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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