retrieve_data_tool
AI agents call retrieve_data_tool to retrieve information from World Bank Data360 MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool is part of a data access server focused on querying economic indicators. The name 'retrieve_data_tool' and context of sibling read-only tools (search, list, get temporal coverage) indicate this tool retrieves or queries data without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'retrieve_data_tool' combined with server description indicating 'data retrieval' and sibling tools named 'search_datasets_tool', 'list_popular_indicators', and 'get_temporal_coverage_tool' all suggest query and retrieval operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
retrieve_data_tool. It is categorised as a Read tool in the World Bank Data360 MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the World Bank Data360 MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for retrieve_data_tool: 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 World Bank Data360 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
retrieve_data_tool 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 retrieve_data_tool 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 retrieve_data_tool. 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.
retrieve_data_tool is provided by the World Bank Data360 MCP Server MCP server (llnormll/world-bank-data-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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