bible.catalog.commentaries

List available scholarly Bible commentaries (Matthew Henry, JFB, Gill, etc.). Each entry includes commentary ID, name, and language. Free Use Bible API

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 10 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/bible.catalog.commentaries.md

WHAT IT DOES

What bible.catalog.commentaries does on Apibase

AI agents call bible.catalog.commentaries 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
`limit`	integer	—	Max commentaries to return (default 50, max 100).

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why bible.catalog.commentaries is rated Low

Tool retrieves and lists metadata about available commentaries without modifying data or executing code.

From the tool's definition List available scholarly Bible commentaries, includes commentary ID, name, language.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs bible.catalog.commentaries 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 bible.catalog.commentaries, this is the rule to start with:

bible.catalog.commentaries Allowed

bible.catalog.commentaries 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": {
    "bible.catalog.commentaries": {}
  }
}

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 bible.catalog.commentaries call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about bible.catalog.commentaries

What does the bible.catalog.commentaries tool do? +

List available scholarly Bible commentaries (Matthew Henry, JFB, Gill, etc.). Each entry includes commentary ID, name, and language. Free Use Bible API. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does bible.catalog.commentaries accept? +

bible.catalog.commentaries accepts 1 parameter: limit. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on bible.catalog.commentaries? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bible.catalog.commentaries: 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 bible.catalog.commentaries? +

bible.catalog.commentaries is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit bible.catalog.commentaries? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the bible.catalog.commentaries 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 bible.catalog.commentaries completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for bible.catalog.commentaries. 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 bible.catalog.commentaries? +

bible.catalog.commentaries 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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