swissnbm.rates.policy
Retrieve the current Swiss National Bank policy rate, SARON overnight fixing, special rate (Liquidity-Shortage Financing Facility), and interest rates on sight deposits (below and above threshold). Returns daily observations for the requested period. The SNB policy rate is the primary monetary po...
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What swissnbm.rates.policy does on Apibase
AI agents call swissnbm.rates.policy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Number of most recent daily observations to return per rate series (1–365, default 90). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why swissnbm.rates.policy is rated Low
Tool retrieves historical monetary policy data with no side effects or state changes.
From the tool's definition Retrieve current Swiss National Bank policy rate, SARON overnight fixing, interest rates
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The rule that runs swissnbm.rates.policy 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 swissnbm.rates.policy, this is the rule to start with:
swissnbm.rates.policy 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 swissnbm.rates.policy call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about swissnbm.rates.policy
Retrieve the current Swiss National Bank policy rate, SARON overnight fixing, special rate (Liquidity-Shortage Financing Facility), and interest rates on sight deposits (below and above threshold). Returns daily observations for the requested period. The SNB policy rate is the primary monetary policy instrument; as of June 2026 it stands at 0.0%. Essential for Swiss monetary policy analysis, CHF rate expectations, and fixed-income research. Source: Swiss National Bank data.snb.ch (cube: snbgwdzid), Swiss OGD open license, no auth. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
swissnbm.rates.policy accepts 1 parameter: limit. 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 swissnbm.rates.policy: 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.
swissnbm.rates.policy 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 swissnbm.rates.policy 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 swissnbm.rates.policy. 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.
swissnbm.rates.policy 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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