Fetch global news intelligence from the GDELT Project. GDELT monitors broadcast, print, and web news from every country in 100+ languages, updated every 15 minutes. Returns articles with title, source domain, country of origin, language, and publication date — covering news worldwide that Western...
Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url) · Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
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AI agents call extract_gdelt to retrieve information from Freshcontext without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though extract_gdelt only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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"default": "deny",
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}See the full Freshcontext policy for all 21 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access extract_gdelt gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Fetch global news intelligence from the GDELT Project. GDELT monitors broadcast, print, and web news from every country in 100+ languages, updated every 15 minutes. Returns articles with title, source domain, country of origin, language, and publication date — covering news worldwide that Western sources miss. Free, no auth. Pass any company name, topic, or keyword. Unique: not available in any other MCP server.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Freshcontext MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Freshcontext MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for extract_gdelt: 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 Freshcontext. Nothing to install.
extract_gdelt 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 extract_gdelt 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 extract_gdelt. 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.
extract_gdelt is provided by the Freshcontext MCP server (PrinceGabriel-lgtm/freshcontext-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 21 Freshcontext tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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