plos-search.article.search

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 41 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/plos-search.article.search.md

WHAT IT DOES

What plos-search.article.search does on Apibase

AI agents call plos-search.article.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	—	Result ordering: "relevance" (default), "date_desc" (newest first), "date_asc" (oldest first).
`query`	string	Yes	Solr query string, e.g. a free-text term ("malaria vaccine") or a field-scoped query ("title:CRISPR" or "author:\"Jane Doe\""). Searches across the full open-ac
`journal`	string	—	Restrict results to one PLOS journal (e.g. "PLOS ONE", "PLOS Biology").
`max_results`	integer	—	Maximum number of articles to return (1-50, default 10).

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why plos-search.article.search is rated Low

Retrieves published research metadata without side effects or data modification capabilities.

From the tool's definition Search full open-access PLOS research corpus, returns DOI, title, journal, authors, abstract.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs plos-search.article.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 plos-search.article.search, this is the rule to start with:

plos-search.article.search Allowed

plos-search.article.search 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": {
    "plos-search.article.search": {}
  }
}

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 plos-search.article.search call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about plos-search.article.search

What does the plos-search.article.search tool do? +

Search the full open-access PLOS research corpus (PLOS ONE, Biology, Medicine, Genetics, Computational Biology, Pathogens, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Global Public Health, Digital Health, Climate, Mental Health, Water, Sustainability and Transformation) by free text or Solr field query, with optional journal filter and sort. Returns DOI, title, journal, authors, abstract, and subjects for each match. Data: api.plos.org, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does plos-search.article.search accept? +

plos-search.article.search accepts 4 parameters: sort, query, journal, max_results. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on plos-search.article.search? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for plos-search.article.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.

What risk level is plos-search.article.search? +

plos-search.article.search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit plos-search.article.search? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the plos-search.article.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.

How do I block plos-search.article.search completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for plos-search.article.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.

What MCP server provides plos-search.article.search? +

plos-search.article.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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