language.tatoeba.search
Search 13M parallel sentences across 429 languages (CC-BY 2.0 FR). Filter by source language, optional translation language, audio availability, and free-text keyword. Sort by relevance/random/created/modified. Tatoeba
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What language.tatoeba.search does on Apibase
AI agents call language.tatoeba.search 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
sort | string | — | Sort order — "relevance" (default), "words" (length), "created", "modified", or "random". |
limit | integer | — | Max sentences to return (default 10, max 50). |
query | string | — | Optional keyword search inside sentence text. |
language | string | — | ISO 639-3 language code of the source sentence (default "eng"). Use tatoeba.languages to discover codes. |
has_audio | boolean | — | Filter to sentences that have a human audio recording attached. |
translation_lang | string | — | ISO 639-3 code of a target language — only return sentences that have a translation into this language. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why language.tatoeba.search is rated Low
Retrieves language data without modifying, deleting, or executing code; read-only search operation.
From the tool's definition Search 13M parallel sentences across 429 languages. Filter by source language, optional translation language, audio availability, and free-text keyword.
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The rule that runs language.tatoeba.search 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 language.tatoeba.search, this is the rule to start with:
language.tatoeba.search 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 language.tatoeba.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about language.tatoeba.search
Search 13M parallel sentences across 429 languages (CC-BY 2.0 FR). Filter by source language, optional translation language, audio availability, and free-text keyword. Sort by relevance/random/created/modified. Tatoeba. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
language.tatoeba.search accepts 6 parameters: sort, limit, query, language, has_audio, translation_lang. 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 language.tatoeba.search: 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.
language.tatoeba.search 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 language.tatoeba.search 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 language.tatoeba.search. 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.
language.tatoeba.search 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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