uk-ons-get-edition
Get metadata for a single edition of an ONS dataset.
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What uk-ons-get-edition does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call uk-ons-get-edition 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 uk-ons-get-edition is rated Low
This tool retrieves metadata about a specific edition of a UK Office for National Statistics dataset. It performs a query operation with no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial transactions. The action is purely informational retrieval from a public data source, making it a Read category tool with low risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'uk-ons-get-edition' and description 'Get metadata for a single edition of an ONS dataset' indicate retrieval of dataset metadata without modification or deletion.
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The rule that runs uk-ons-get-edition 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 uk-ons-get-edition, this is the rule to start with:
uk-ons-get-edition 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 uk-ons-get-edition call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about uk-ons-get-edition
Get metadata for a single edition of an ONS dataset. 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 uk-ons-get-edition: 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.
uk-ons-get-edition 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 uk-ons-get-edition 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 uk-ons-get-edition. 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.
uk-ons-get-edition 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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