cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer
Retrieve all CPSC consumer product recall notices for a specific manufacturer or brand name. Returns the full recall history for companies like Samsung, Polaris, Kidde, IKEA, or any manufacturer that has issued CPSC recalls. Supports optional date range filtering. Returns recall title, products, ...
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What cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer does on Apibase
AI agents call cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer 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 | — | Maximum number of recalls to return (1–100, default 50). Prolific manufacturers may have many recalls — use date filters to narrow. |
date_end | string | — | End date filter (YYYY-MM-DD). Only returns recalls issued on or before this date. Example: "2024-12-31". |
date_start | string | — | Start date filter (YYYY-MM-DD). Only returns recalls issued on or after this date. Example: "2020-01-01". |
manufacturer | string | Yes | Manufacturer or brand name to retrieve all recalls for. Partial match is supported. Example: "Samsung", "Polaris", "Kidde", "Traeger". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer is rated Low
Queries public CPSC recall database; no write, delete, execute, or financial side effects.
From the tool's definition Retrieve all CPSC consumer product recall notices. Returns recall history. No auth — public domain data.
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The rule that runs cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer 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 cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer, this is the rule to start with:
cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer 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 cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer
Retrieve all CPSC consumer product recall notices for a specific manufacturer or brand name. Returns the full recall history for companies like Samsung, Polaris, Kidde, IKEA, or any manufacturer that has issued CPSC recalls. Supports optional date range filtering. Returns recall title, products, hazards, remedy options, and recall dates. Essential for supply chain due diligence, vendor safety audits, product liability research, and regulatory compliance checks on specific manufacturers or brands. No auth — US Consumer Product Safety Act public domain data, unlimited free. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer accepts 4 parameters: limit, date_end, date_start, manufacturer. Required: manufacturer. 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 cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer: 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.
cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer 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 cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer 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 cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer. 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.
cpsc.safety.by_manufacturer 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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