emanuscripta_list_collections
AI agents call emanuscripta_list_collections to retrieve information from Pypi:swiss Academic Libraries without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool lists collections from e-manuscripta, a Swiss academic library digital resource. Listing collections is a non-destructive query operation that retrieves metadata about available collections. There are no side effects, data modifications, code execution, or financial implications.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'emanuscripta_list_collections' indicates a list operation on the e-manuscripta collection. The server description states these tools 'search and retrieve bibliographic and digitized records' without requiring API keys, and the naming pattern…
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emanuscripta_list_collections. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pypi:swiss Academic Libraries MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pypi:swiss Academic Libraries MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for emanuscripta_list_collections: 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 Pypi:swiss Academic Libraries. Nothing to install.
emanuscripta_list_collections 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 emanuscripta_list_collections 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 emanuscripta_list_collections. 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.
emanuscripta_list_collections is provided by the Pypi:swiss Academic Libraries MCP server (malkreide/swiss-academic-libraries-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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