delphi.covid.hospitalization
Retrieve daily COVID-19 hospitalization data from HHS Protect via CMU Delphi for US states. Returns adult and pediatric ICU/hospital patient counts, new daily admissions, and bed utilization metrics per state per day. Data available from 2020-07-15 onward. Supports multi-state queries and date ra...
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What delphi.covid.hospitalization does on Apibase
AI agents call delphi.covid.hospitalization 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
dates | string | Yes | Date(s) in YYYYMMDD format. Single: "20210101". Range: "20210101-20210131". Daily HHS hospitalization data, available from 2020-07-15 onward. |
states | string | Yes | 2-letter US state abbreviation(s) (e.g. "ca", "ny", "tx"). Comma-separated for multiple states: "ca,ny,tx". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why delphi.covid.hospitalization is rated Low
Tool retrieves publicly available health statistics with no side effects or data modification capabilities.
From the tool's definition Retrieve daily COVID-19 hospitalization data from HHS Protect via CMU Delphi
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The rule that runs delphi.covid.hospitalization 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 delphi.covid.hospitalization, this is the rule to start with:
delphi.covid.hospitalization 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 delphi.covid.hospitalization call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about delphi.covid.hospitalization
Retrieve daily COVID-19 hospitalization data from HHS Protect via CMU Delphi for US states. Returns adult and pediatric ICU/hospital patient counts, new daily admissions, and bed utilization metrics per state per day. Data available from 2020-07-15 onward. Supports multi-state queries and date ranges in YYYYMMDD format. Useful for tracking pandemic hospital burden over time. No auth — HHS/CMU Delphi open public health data, unlimited free. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
delphi.covid.hospitalization accepts 2 parameters: dates, states. Required: dates, states. 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 delphi.covid.hospitalization: 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.
delphi.covid.hospitalization 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 delphi.covid.hospitalization 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 delphi.covid.hospitalization. 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.
delphi.covid.hospitalization 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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