gov.ukpolice.forces

List the 43 UK police forces (id + name) for England and Wales. Used to drill down into per-force statistics. OGL v3.0

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 10 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/gov.ukpolice.forces.md

WHAT IT DOES

What gov.ukpolice.forces does on Apibase

AI agents call gov.ukpolice.forces 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
`refresh`	boolean	—	Set to true to bypass cache and re-fetch the list of 43 UK police forces.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why gov.ukpolice.forces is rated Low

Returns a static enumeration of police force identifiers and names with no side effects or data modification.

From the tool's definition List the 43 UK police forces (id + name)

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs gov.ukpolice.forces 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 gov.ukpolice.forces, this is the rule to start with:

gov.ukpolice.forces Allowed

gov.ukpolice.forces 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": {
    "gov.ukpolice.forces": {}
  }
}

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 gov.ukpolice.forces call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about gov.ukpolice.forces

What does the gov.ukpolice.forces tool do? +

List the 43 UK police forces (id + name) for England and Wales. Used to drill down into per-force statistics. OGL v3.0. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does gov.ukpolice.forces accept? +

gov.ukpolice.forces accepts 1 parameter: refresh. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on gov.ukpolice.forces? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gov.ukpolice.forces: 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 gov.ukpolice.forces? +

gov.ukpolice.forces is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit gov.ukpolice.forces? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gov.ukpolice.forces 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 gov.ukpolice.forces completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for gov.ukpolice.forces. 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 gov.ukpolice.forces? +

gov.ukpolice.forces 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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