dblp.cs.author

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 21 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/dblp.cs.author.md

WHAT IT DOES

What dblp.cs.author does on Apibase

AI agents call dblp.cs.author 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	—	Number of results (1-30, default 10)
`query`	string	Yes	Author name to search (e.g. "Geoffrey Hinton", "Yann LeCun", "Ilya Sutskever")

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why dblp.cs.author is rated Low

Tool retrieves public researcher metadata from DBLP database without side effects.

From the tool's definition Search authors, returns name, PID, profile URL, aliases, affiliations. No modification.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs dblp.cs.author 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 dblp.cs.author, this is the rule to start with:

dblp.cs.author Allowed

dblp.cs.author 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": {
    "dblp.cs.author": {}
  }
}

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 dblp.cs.author call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about dblp.cs.author

What does the dblp.cs.author tool do? +

Search 3M+ computer science authors on DBLP. Returns author name, DBLP PID, profile URL, aliases, affiliations. Use for finding researchers, checking publication records, or discovering collaborators (DBLP, CC0). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does dblp.cs.author accept? +

dblp.cs.author accepts 2 parameters: limit, query. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on dblp.cs.author? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for dblp.cs.author: 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 dblp.cs.author? +

dblp.cs.author is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit dblp.cs.author? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the dblp.cs.author 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 dblp.cs.author completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for dblp.cs.author. 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 dblp.cs.author? +

dblp.cs.author 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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