world-bank-search-indicators

Search World Bank indicators by source ID and/or topic ID.

SERVERMeta Data Mcp SOURCEpypi:meta-data-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What world-bank-search-indicators does on Meta Data Mcp

AI agents call world-bank-search-indicators 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.

RISK

Why world-bank-search-indicators is rated Low

This tool performs a search/query operation on World Bank open data APIs to retrieve indicator information. It has no side effects—it only reads and returns data based on search criteria. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius of misuse is minimal since it only exposes publicly available data from government sources.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'world-bank-search-indicators' and description 'Search World Bank indicators by source ID and/or topic ID' indicate a query operation that retrieves data from a public open data API without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs world-bank-search-indicators 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 world-bank-search-indicators, this is the rule to start with:

world-bank-search-indicators Allowed

world-bank-search-indicators is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "world-bank-search-indicators": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Meta Data Mcp, apply this rule, and every world-bank-search-indicators call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about world-bank-search-indicators

What does the world-bank-search-indicators tool do? +

Search World Bank indicators by source ID and/or topic ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Data Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on world-bank-search-indicators? +

Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for world-bank-search-indicators: 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.

What risk level is world-bank-search-indicators? +

world-bank-search-indicators is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit world-bank-search-indicators? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the world-bank-search-indicators 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.

How do I block world-bank-search-indicators completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for world-bank-search-indicators. 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.

What MCP server provides world-bank-search-indicators? +

world-bank-search-indicators 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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