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search_courses

Sök efter kurser i Skolverkets läroplan. ANVÄNDNINGSFALL: - Hitta kurser inom ett specifikt ämne - Filtrera kurser efter skoltyp och tidsperiod - Bygga upp kursutbud - Planera studiegång RETURNERAR: Lista över kurser med kod, namn, poäng och beskrivning. EXEMPEL: För Matematik 1c på gymnasiet, sö...

How to control search_courses ↓

What search_courses does on Skolverket MCP Server

AI agents call search_courses to retrieve information from Skolverket MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why search_courses needs a policy

This tool performs read-only queries against Swedish educational curriculum data. It retrieves and filters course information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only retrieve unwanted course data, which poses no security or operational risk.

From the tool's definition Tool description: 'Sök efter kurser i Skolverkets läroplan' (Search for courses in Skolverket's curriculum). Use cases include 'Hitta kurser' (Find courses), 'Filtrera kurser' (Filter courses), and 'Planera studiegång' (Plan study path).

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_courses gives an agent:

How to control search_courses

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Skolverket MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_courses:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_courses": {}
  }
}

search_courses is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Skolverket MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about search_courses

What does the search_courses tool do? +

Sök efter kurser i Skolverkets läroplan. ANVÄNDNINGSFALL: - Hitta kurser inom ett specifikt ämne - Filtrera kurser efter skoltyp och tidsperiod - Bygga upp kursutbud - Planera studiegång RETURNERAR: Lista över kurser med kod, namn, poäng och beskrivning. EXEMPEL: För Matematik 1c på gymnasiet, sök med schooltype=. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Skolverket MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_courses? +

Register the Skolverket MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_courses: 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 Skolverket MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_courses? +

search_courses is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_courses? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_courses 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 search_courses completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_courses. 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 search_courses? +

search_courses is provided by the Skolverket MCP Server MCP server (isakskogstad/skolverket-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Skolverket MCP Server tool call.

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