met.art.details

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 11 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/met.art.details.md

WHAT IT DOES

What met.art.details does on Apibase

AI agents call met.art.details 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
`object_id`	integer	Yes	Met Museum object ID (e.g. 436524 for Van Gogh Sunflowers, 45734 for Washington Crossing the Delaware). Use met.search to find IDs.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why met.art.details is rated Low

Retrieves and queries museum artwork metadata with no side effects or modifications.

From the tool's definition Get full details for artwork by object ID, high-res image URLs, public domain

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs met.art.details 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 met.art.details, this is the rule to start with:

met.art.details Allowed

met.art.details 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": {
    "met.art.details": {}
  }
}

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 met.art.details call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about met.art.details

What does the met.art.details tool do? +

Get full details for a Met Museum artwork by object ID — title, artist, date, medium, dimensions, department, culture, provenance, high-res image URLs, public domain status. Use met.search to find object IDs first (Met Museum, CC0). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does met.art.details accept? +

met.art.details accepts 1 parameter: object_id. Required: object_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on met.art.details? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for met.art.details: 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 met.art.details? +

met.art.details is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit met.art.details? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the met.art.details 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 met.art.details completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for met.art.details. 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 met.art.details? +

met.art.details 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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