global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 22 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest-snapshot.md

WHAT IT DOES

What global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot does on Apibase

AI agents call global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot 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
`dataset`	string	Yes	Which dataset to fetch the latest known snapshot from: "epidemiology" (cases/deaths/tests), "hospitalizations" (hospital/ICU/ventilator patient counts), or "vac
`location_key`	string	Yes	Location key from the dataset, e.g. "US" (country), "US_CA" (state), or a deeper key discovered via global-health-covid.location_search.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot is rated Low

Retrieves frozen historical COVID-19 statistics without side effects or real-time data access.

From the tool's definition Get the latest known COVID-19 statistics, no auth required, HISTORICAL DATA ONLY

Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot 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 global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot, this is the rule to start with:

global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot Allowed

global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot 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": {
    "global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot": {}
  }
}

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 global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot

What does the global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot tool do? +

Get the latest known COVID-19 statistics for one location from one dataset: epidemiology (cases/deaths/tests), hospitalizations (hospital/ICU/ventilator patient counts), or vaccinations (vaccination totals). Use global-health-covid.location_search first to find a valid location_key. Returns found=false with no error if the location has no row in that dataset. Data: Google "COVID-19 Open Data" (storage.googleapis.com/covid19-open-data), no auth required. HISTORICAL DATA ONLY — frozen since 2022-09-15, "latest" means latest available before the freeze, not real-time. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot accept? +

global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot accepts 2 parameters: dataset, location_key. Required: dataset, location_key. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot: 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 global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot? +

global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot 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 global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot. 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 global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot? +

global-health-covid.epidemiology.latest_snapshot 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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