open-canada.reference.organization_list
List federal/provincial departments and agencies publishing on the Government of Canada open data portal, with dataset counts, optionally filtered by a name substring. Use the returned org slug as the organization filter for open-canada.dataset_search. Data: open.canada.ca CKAN Action API, no aut...
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What open-canada.reference.organization_list does on Apibase
AI agents use open-canada.reference.organization_list to create or update resources in Apibase, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Apibase environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Max organizations to return (1-50, default 20) |
query | string | — | Substring filter on organization title (e.g. "natural resources") |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why open-canada.reference.organization_list is rated Medium
An AI agent can call open-canada.reference.organization_list faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Apibase by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs open-canada.reference.organization_list 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 open-canada.reference.organization_list, this is the rule to start with:
open-canada.reference.organization_list stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. 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 open-canada.reference.organization_list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about open-canada.reference.organization_list
List federal/provincial departments and agencies publishing on the Government of Canada open data portal, with dataset counts, optionally filtered by a name substring. Use the returned org slug as the organization filter for open-canada.dataset_search. Data: open.canada.ca CKAN Action API, no auth required. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
open-canada.reference.organization_list accepts 2 parameters: limit, 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 open-canada.reference.organization_list: 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.
open-canada.reference.organization_list is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the open-canada.reference.organization_list 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 open-canada.reference.organization_list. 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.
open-canada.reference.organization_list 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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