Find all alignment links from a concept in schema.gov.it toward external resources. Args: - uri: URI of the concept in schema.gov.it Returns: - concept: The queried URI - alignments: List of external URIs with relation type and domain (base URL) Alignment types searched: - owl:sameAs (bidirection...
AI agents call find_external_alignments to retrieve information from Schema Gov It MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a pure query/retrieval operation against a semantic catalog. It searches for and returns existing alignment metadata (owl:sameAs, skos:exactMatch, etc.) without side effects. The tool has no capability to modify data, execute code, delete resources, or affect financial systems.
From the tool's definition The tool 'find_external_alignments' retrieves alignment links from a concept toward external resources, returning a list of concept URIs with relation types and domains.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access find_external_alignments gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Schema Gov It MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for find_external_alignments:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"find_external_alignments": {}
}
}find_external_alignments is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Find all alignment links from a concept in schema.gov.it toward external resources. Args: - uri: URI of the concept in schema.gov.it Returns: - concept: The queried URI - alignments: List of external URIs with relation type and domain (base URL) Alignment types searched: - owl:sameAs (bidirectional) - skos:exactMatch - skos:closeMatch - skos:broadMatch - skos:narrowMatch Use when: Understanding how a local concept maps to external systems (Eurostat, DBpedia, EU Publications Office, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Schema Gov It MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Schema Gov It MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_external_alignments: 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 Schema Gov It MCP Server. Nothing to install.
find_external_alignments 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 find_external_alignments 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 find_external_alignments. 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.
find_external_alignments is provided by the Schema Gov It MCP Server MCP server (italia/dati-semantic-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Schema Gov It MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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