wto.trade.indicators
List all available World Trade Organization time-series indicators with metadata. Returns indicator code, name, category (TAR=tariff, ITS_M=merchandise trade, ITS_S=commercial services), subcategory, unit (e.g. percent, USD millions), frequency (annual/quarterly/monthly), year coverage (startYear...
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What wto.trade.indicators does on Apibase
AI agents call wto.trade.indicators 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
category | string | — | Filter indicators by category code. Known values: "TAR" (tariff profiles), "ITS_M" (merchandise trade values/indices), "ITS_S" (commercial services trade). Omit |
topic_id | integer | — | Filter indicators by WTO topic ID (1–N). Use wto.trade.topics to list topic IDs. Example: topic 3 = World Tariff Profiles. Omit to list all 58+ indicators. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why wto.trade.indicators is rated Low
Retrieves WTO indicator metadata without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.
From the tool's definition List all available indicators with metadata. Returns indicator code, name, category, metadata.
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The rule that runs wto.trade.indicators 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 wto.trade.indicators, this is the rule to start with:
wto.trade.indicators 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 wto.trade.indicators call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about wto.trade.indicators
List all available World Trade Organization time-series indicators with metadata. Returns indicator code, name, category (TAR=tariff, ITS_M=merchandise trade, ITS_S=commercial services), subcategory, unit (e.g. percent, USD millions), frequency (annual/quarterly/monthly), year coverage (startYear–endYear), number of reporting economies covered, and estimated datapoint count. Use this tool before wto.trade.data to identify the correct indicator codes. Filter by topic_id (use wto.trade.topics to enumerate topic IDs) or by category code (TAR for tariff indicators, ITS_M for merchandise trade, ITS_S for services). Key indicators: TP_A_0010 (MFN applied tariff, all products), TP_B_0090 (bound tariff), ITS_MTV_AX (merchandise exports by product group, annual), ITS_CS_AX6 (commercial services exports by sector and partner). Returns the full catalogue of 58+ indicators maintained by the WTO Statistics Division. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
wto.trade.indicators accepts 2 parameters: category, topic_id. 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 wto.trade.indicators: 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.
wto.trade.indicators 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 wto.trade.indicators 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 wto.trade.indicators. 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.
wto.trade.indicators 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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