ilostat.reference.dataflows
Search or list ILOSTAT labor-statistics dataflows — ~1200 official series from the International Labour Organization covering employment, unemployment, wages, working time, labour force participation, informality, and child labour. Filter by name/id with query, or omit to list all (capped to 200 ...
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What ilostat.reference.dataflows does on Apibase
AI agents call ilostat.reference.dataflows 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | — | Filter dataflows by name or id substring, case-insensitive (e.g. "unemployment", "wages", "child labour"). Omit to list all ~1200 available dataflows (capped to |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why ilostat.reference.dataflows is rated Low
Tool queries public labour statistics metadata without side effects or data modification capabilities.
From the tool's definition Search or list ILOSTAT labor-statistics dataflows; public REST API, no auth required
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The rule that runs ilostat.reference.dataflows 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 ilostat.reference.dataflows, this is the rule to start with:
ilostat.reference.dataflows 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 ilostat.reference.dataflows call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ilostat.reference.dataflows
Search or list ILOSTAT labor-statistics dataflows — ~1200 official series from the International Labour Organization covering employment, unemployment, wages, working time, labour force participation, informality, and child labour. Filter by name/id with query, or omit to list all (capped to 200 results). Use the returned dataflow_id with ilostat.structure and ilostat.data. Data: sdmx.ilo.org (ILOSTAT SDMX public REST API), no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
ilostat.reference.dataflows accepts 1 parameter: query. 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 ilostat.reference.dataflows: 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.
ilostat.reference.dataflows 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 ilostat.reference.dataflows 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 ilostat.reference.dataflows. 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.
ilostat.reference.dataflows 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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