au-data-gov.datasets.search
Search the Australian Government open data catalog (data.gov.au) by free text and/or publishing agency, returning dataset id, title, notes, organization, and modified date. Use au-data-gov.organization_search to find valid agency filter slugs. Data: data.gov.au CKAN Action API, no auth required.
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What au-data-gov.datasets.search does on Apibase
AI agents call au-data-gov.datasets.search 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
rows | integer | — | Number of datasets to return (1-20, default 10) |
query | string | — | Free-text search across dataset title/description (e.g. "rainfall") |
organization | string | — | Publishing agency slug to filter by (e.g. "aihw") — see au-data-gov.organization_search |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why au-data-gov.datasets.search is rated Low
Tool queries public open data catalog; retrieves metadata only without side effects or sensitive data access.
From the tool's definition Search the Australian Government open data catalog, returning dataset id, title, notes, organization, and modified date.
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The rule that runs au-data-gov.datasets.search 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 au-data-gov.datasets.search, this is the rule to start with:
au-data-gov.datasets.search 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 Apibase, apply this rule, and every au-data-gov.datasets.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about au-data-gov.datasets.search
Search the Australian Government open data catalog (data.gov.au) by free text and/or publishing agency, returning dataset id, title, notes, organization, and modified date. Use au-data-gov.organization_search to find valid agency filter slugs. Data: data.gov.au CKAN Action API, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
au-data-gov.datasets.search accepts 3 parameters: rows, query, organization. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for au-data-gov.datasets.search: 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.
au-data-gov.datasets.search 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 au-data-gov.datasets.search 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 au-data-gov.datasets.search. 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.
au-data-gov.datasets.search 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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