books.gutendex.popular

List most-downloaded Project Gutenberg books, optionally filtered by language or topic. Gutendex MIT

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 30 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/books.gutendex.popular.md

WHAT IT DOES

What books.gutendex.popular does on Apibase

AI agents call books.gutendex.popular 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 results to return (default 20, max 50).
`topic`	string	—	Optional subject/bookshelf to filter (e.g. "Adventure").
`language`	string	—	Optional ISO 639-1 language code to filter (e.g. "en").

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why books.gutendex.popular is rated Low

Retrieves read-only book metadata from Project Gutenberg with no state modifications or side effects.

From the tool's definition List most-downloaded books, optionally filtered by language or topic.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs books.gutendex.popular 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 books.gutendex.popular, this is the rule to start with:

books.gutendex.popular Allowed

books.gutendex.popular 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": {
    "books.gutendex.popular": {}
  }
}

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 books.gutendex.popular call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about books.gutendex.popular

What does the books.gutendex.popular tool do? +

List most-downloaded Project Gutenberg books, optionally filtered by language or topic. Gutendex MIT. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does books.gutendex.popular accept? +

books.gutendex.popular accepts 3 parameters: limit, topic, language. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on books.gutendex.popular? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for books.gutendex.popular: 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 books.gutendex.popular? +

books.gutendex.popular is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit books.gutendex.popular? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the books.gutendex.popular 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 books.gutendex.popular completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for books.gutendex.popular. 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 books.gutendex.popular? +

books.gutendex.popular 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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