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search_datasets

Rechercher des jeux de données sur data.gouv.fr avec filtres avancés

How to control search_datasets ↓

What search_datasets does on French Open Data & IGN

AI agents call search_datasets to retrieve information from French Open Data & IGN without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why search_datasets needs a policy

This is a read-only search function that queries a public data catalog (data.gouv.fr) to help users discover available datasets. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, or trigger external operations beyond information retrieval.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_datasets' and description 'Rechercher des jeux de données sur data.gouv.fr avec filtres avancés' (Search datasets on data.gouv.fr with advanced filters) indicate a search/query operation that retrieves metadata about available datasets…

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_datasets gives an agent:

How to control search_datasets

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and French Open Data & IGN, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_datasets:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_datasets": {}
  }
}

search_datasets is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register French Open Data & IGN — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about search_datasets

What does the search_datasets tool do? +

Rechercher des jeux de données sur data.gouv.fr avec filtres avancés. It is categorised as a Read tool in the French Open Data & IGN MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_datasets? +

Register the French Open Data & IGN MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_datasets: 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 French Open Data & IGN. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_datasets? +

search_datasets is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_datasets? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_datasets 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.

How do I block search_datasets completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_datasets. 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.

What MCP server provides search_datasets? +

search_datasets is provided by the French Open Data & IGN MCP server (nikoko107/mcp-datagouv-ign). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every French Open Data & IGN tool call.

Start from French Open Data & IGN, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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