abs.demographics.population

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 40 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/abs.demographics.population.md

WHAT IT DOES

What abs.demographics.population does on Apibase

AI agents call abs.demographics.population to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`sex`	string	—	Sex breakdown. persons = total population (default), males or females for gender-disaggregated estimates.
`last_n`	integer	—	Number of most-recent quarterly observations to return (1–40). Defaults to 8 (2 years of quarterly data).
`region`	string	—	Geographic region. australia = national total, or specify a state/territory: nsw (New South Wales), vic (Victoria), qld (Queensland), sa (South Australia), wa (
`measure`	string	—	Population measure. estimated_resident_population = total ERP count (persons), annual_change = numeric change from same quarter previous year (persons), annual_

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why abs.demographics.population is rated Low

Tool retrieves public demographic statistics with no data modification, creation, or deletion capability.

From the tool's definition Retrieve quarterly Estimated Resident Population, returns total population counts

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs abs.demographics.population safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For abs.demographics.population, this is the rule to start with:

abs.demographics.population Allowed

abs.demographics.population 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": {
    "abs.demographics.population": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every abs.demographics.population call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about abs.demographics.population

What does the abs.demographics.population tool do? +

Retrieve quarterly Estimated Resident Population (ERP) for Australia from the ABS ERP_Q dataset. Returns total population counts, annual numeric change, or annual percentage change. Data covers all ages combined, broken down by sex (persons/males/females) and geography (Australia or individual states/territories: NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, NT, ACT). Updated quarterly by the ABS. Source: ABS Demographic Statistics, CC BY 4.0. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does abs.demographics.population accept? +

abs.demographics.population accepts 4 parameters: sex, last_n, region, measure. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on abs.demographics.population? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for abs.demographics.population: 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 Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is abs.demographics.population? +

abs.demographics.population is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit abs.demographics.population? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the abs.demographics.population 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 abs.demographics.population completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for abs.demographics.population. 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 abs.demographics.population? +

abs.demographics.population is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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