Fetch World Bank development indicators. Best for long-run cross-country comparisons (annual data, may lag 1-2 years). Covers 200+ countries. Common indicators: NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG (GDP growth %), FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG (inflation %), SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS (unemployment %), SP.POP.TOTL (population). Use
AI agents call worldbank_get_data to retrieve information from Econstats without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves economic data from a public data source (World Bank) without any ability to modify, delete, execute code, or perform financial transactions. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation typical of statistical and economic databases.
From the tool's definition Tool fetches World Bank development indicators with descriptions listing query operations (Fetch, covers 200+ countries, common indicators are queried). No modification, deletion, execution, or financial transaction capability is described.
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Fetch World Bank development indicators. Best for long-run cross-country comparisons (annual data, may lag 1-2 years). Covers 200+ countries. Common indicators: NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG (GDP growth %), FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG (inflation %), SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS (unemployment %), SP.POP.TOTL (population). Use. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Econstats MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Econstats MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for worldbank_get_data: 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 Econstats. Nothing to install.
worldbank_get_data 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 worldbank_get_data 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 worldbank_get_data. 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.
worldbank_get_data is provided by the Econstats MCP server (joshfwaldman1/econstats-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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