# ssbnorway.data.search

Search 300K+ Statistics Norway (SSB) statistical tables by keyword. Returns matching table IDs, full titles, subject paths, relevance scores, and publication dates. SSB is the Norwegian national statistics authority and covers population, GDP, employment, prices, energy, immigration, health, education, trade, and more. Use the returned table ID with ssbnorway.data.metadata to discover dimension codes, then ssbnorway.data.query to fetch data. Example keywords: "population", "gdp", "unemployment", "cpi inflation", "exports", "immigration", "energy", "housing prices", "fertility".

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ssbnorway.data.search`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/ssbnorway.data.search

## Facts

- Tool: `ssbnorway.data.search`
- Server: Apibase (`apibase-mcp-client`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase.md
- Install: `npx -y apibase-mcp-client`
- Homepage: https://github.com/whiteknightonhorse/APIbase
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | integer | no | Maximum number of tables to return (1–50, default 10). |
| `query` | string | yes | Keyword to search for in SSB table titles. Examples: "population", "gdp", "unemployment", "inflation", "energy", "immigration", "agriculture", "exports". Return |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "ssbnorway.data.search",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "<query>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why ssbnorway.data.search is rated Low

Tool searches and retrieves public statistical data with no side effects or ability to modify content.

From the tool's own definition: "Search statistical tables by keyword. Returns matching table IDs, titles, subject paths, relevance scores, publication dates."

## Use case

AI agents call ssbnorway.data.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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Apibase:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ssbnorway.data.search": {}
  }
}
```

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