economy_gdp
Get the latest GDP data for a country from the World Bank. Defaults to the US.
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What economy_gdp does on Nodebench
AI agents call economy_gdp to retrieve information from Nodebench without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why economy_gdp is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available GDP statistics from an external data source (World Bank). It has no side effects, does not create, modify, or delete data, does not execute code or commands, and does not involve financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—worst case, an agent retrieves incorrect or misleading economic data, which has informational impact only.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the latest GDP data for a country from the World Bank' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external processes.
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The rule that runs economy_gdp safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nodebench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For economy_gdp, this is the rule to start with:
economy_gdp 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 Nodebench, apply this rule, and every economy_gdp call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about economy_gdp
Get the latest GDP data for a country from the World Bank. Defaults to the US. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nodebench MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nodebench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for economy_gdp: 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 Nodebench. Nothing to install.
economy_gdp 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 economy_gdp 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 economy_gdp. 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.
economy_gdp is provided by the Nodebench MCP server (nodebench-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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