ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 50 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse.md

WHAT IT DOES

What ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse does on Apibase

AI agents call ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse 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
`theme`	string	—	Top-level theme slug (e.g. "infectious_disease", "immunisation", "medicines", "climate_and_environment"). Omit to list all themes.
`topic`	string	—	Disease/topic slug within the given sub_theme (e.g. "COVID-19", "Influenza"). Requires theme and sub_theme. Omit to list topics.
`geography`	string	—	Specific geography name within the given geography_type (e.g. "England", "London"). Requires theme, sub_theme, topic, and geography_type. Omit to list geographi
`sub_theme`	string	—	Sub-theme slug within the given theme (e.g. "respiratory", "vaccine_preventable"). Requires theme. Omit (with theme set) to list sub-themes.
`geography_type`	string	—	Geography type within the given topic (e.g. "Nation", "UKHSA Region", "Upper Tier Local Authority"). Requires theme, sub_theme, and topic. Omit to list geograph

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse is rated Low

Tool queries hierarchical public health data catalog with no destructive or modifying capabilities.

From the tool's definition Browse catalog drill-down, list themes, no params retrieves data, no side effects

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse 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 ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse, this is the rule to start with:

ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse Allowed

ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse 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": {
    "ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse": {}
  }
}

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 ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse

What does the ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse tool do? +

Browse the UK Health Security Agency data dashboard drill-down catalog: themes -> sub_themes -> topics -> geography_types -> geographies -> metrics. Call with no params to list themes, then pass increasingly specific params (theme, sub_theme, topic, geography_type, geography) to drill down one level at a time until you reach a metric name usable with ukhsa-dashboard.metric_data. Data: api.ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk, UK Open Government Licence v3.0, 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 ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse accept? +

ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse accepts 5 parameters: theme, topic, geography, sub_theme, geography_type. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse: 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 ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse? +

ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse 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 ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse. 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 ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse? +

ukhsa-dashboard.catalog.browse 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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