hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record
Get the full HathiTrust catalog record for one identifier (oclc/isbn/issn/lccn/htid/recordnumber), including everything lookup_by_id returns plus MARC-derived detail: authors, publisher, place of publication, physical description, subject headings, and language. Use this when you need bibliograph...
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What hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record does on Apibase
AI agents call hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
id_type | string | Yes | Identifier type: "oclc" (WorldCat number), "isbn", "issn", "lccn" (Library of Congress Control Number), "htid" (HathiTrust volume ID, e.g. "pur1.32754075735872" |
id_value | string | Yes | The identifier value to look up (e.g. "8727632" for an oclc id_type) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record is rated Low
Retrieves bibliographic metadata from HathiTrust without modifying data or side effects.
From the tool's definition Get the full HathiTrust catalog record, bibliographic detail, no auth required.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record 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 hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record, this is the rule to start with:
hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record 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 hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record
Get the full HathiTrust catalog record for one identifier (oclc/isbn/issn/lccn/htid/recordnumber), including everything lookup_by_id returns plus MARC-derived detail: authors, publisher, place of publication, physical description, subject headings, and language. Use this when you need bibliographic detail beyond title/ISBN, not just item availability. Data: HathiTrust Bibliographic API, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record accepts 2 parameters: id_type, id_value. Required: id_type, id_value. 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 hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record: 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.
hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record 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 hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record 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 hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record. 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.
hathitrust-digital.catalog.get_full_record 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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