bfs_get_table_metadata
AI agents call bfs_get_table_metadata to retrieve information from Pypi:swiss Statistics without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata about statistical tables from a public dataset API. Metadata operations are read-only, non-destructive queries that return descriptive information about available data. The server context shows all tools are read-focused data access functions. Even with an empty description, the naming convention and sibling tools strongly indicate this is a metadata retrieval function.
From the tool's definition The function 'bfs_get_table_metadata' is part of a server providing 'AI-native access to Swiss Federal Statistical Office datasets' for 'querying education, population, and cross-cantonal comparisons'.
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bfs_get_table_metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pypi:swiss Statistics MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pypi:swiss Statistics MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bfs_get_table_metadata: 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 Statistics. Nothing to install.
bfs_get_table_metadata 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 bfs_get_table_metadata 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 bfs_get_table_metadata. 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.
bfs_get_table_metadata is provided by the Pypi:swiss Statistics MCP server (malkreide/swiss-statistics-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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