wikipedia-get-page-views
Fetch daily Wikipedia page-view metrics for an article between two YYYYMMDD dates.
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What wikipedia-get-page-views does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call wikipedia-get-page-views 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 wikipedia-get-page-views is rated Low
This is a straightforward read operation that retrieves aggregate statistics from Wikipedia's public API. It has no capacity to modify data, execute code, trigger external actions, or cause financial impact. The worst-case misuse scenario would be information gathering or reconnaissance, which poses minimal risk. Confidence is high because the description clearly indicates a fetch/retrieval function.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Fetch daily Wikipedia page-view metrics' — a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects. The tool queries existing data (page-view statistics) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations.
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The rule that runs wikipedia-get-page-views 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 wikipedia-get-page-views, this is the rule to start with:
wikipedia-get-page-views 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 wikipedia-get-page-views call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about wikipedia-get-page-views
Fetch daily Wikipedia page-view metrics for an article between two YYYYMMDD dates. 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 wikipedia-get-page-views: 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.
wikipedia-get-page-views 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 wikipedia-get-page-views 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 wikipedia-get-page-views. 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.
wikipedia-get-page-views 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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