qrserver.qr.generate
Generate a QR code image URL from text or URL — customizable size, color, background, format (PNG/SVG), error correction level. Returns direct image URL (goqr.me)
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What qrserver.qr.generate does on Apibase
AI agents call qrserver.qr.generate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ecc | string | — | Error correction level: L (7%), M (15%), Q (25%), H (30%) — higher allows more damage tolerance (default: "L") |
data | string | Yes | Text or URL to encode into a QR code (required) |
size | string | — | Image size in WxH pixels, e.g. "200x200", "400x400" (default: "200x200") |
color | string | — | Foreground color as 6-digit hex without #, e.g. "000000" for black (default: "000000") |
format | string | — | Image format: "png" or "svg" (default: "png") |
margin | integer | — | Quiet zone margin in modules around the QR code (default: 1) |
bgcolor | string | — | Background color as 6-digit hex without #, e.g. "ffffff" for white (default: "ffffff") |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why qrserver.qr.generate is rated Low
Generates and returns a QR code image; no data modification, deletion, or external state changes.
From the tool's definition Generate a QR code image URL from text or URL
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The rule that runs qrserver.qr.generate 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 qrserver.qr.generate, this is the rule to start with:
qrserver.qr.generate 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 qrserver.qr.generate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about qrserver.qr.generate
Generate a QR code image URL from text or URL — customizable size, color, background, format (PNG/SVG), error correction level. Returns direct image URL (goqr.me). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
qrserver.qr.generate accepts 7 parameters: ecc, data, size, color, format, margin, bgcolor. Required: data. 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 qrserver.qr.generate: 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.
qrserver.qr.generate 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 qrserver.qr.generate 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 qrserver.qr.generate. 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.
qrserver.qr.generate 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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