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ckan_organization_show

Get details of a specific organization

How to control ckan_organization_show ↓

What ckan_organization_show does on Ckan

AI agents call ckan_organization_show to retrieve information from Ckan 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 ckan_organization_show needs a policy

This tool retrieves and displays information about a specific organization within a CKAN data portal. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects on the data. The 'show' action pattern in CKAN APIs typically retrieves metadata without altering state.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'ckan_organization_show' and description 'Get details of a specific organization' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.

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

How to control ckan_organization_show

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ckan, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ckan_organization_show:

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

ckan_organization_show 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 Ckan — 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 ckan_organization_show

What does the ckan_organization_show tool do? +

Get details of a specific organization. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ckan MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on ckan_organization_show? +

Register the Ckan MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ckan_organization_show: 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 Ckan. Nothing to install.

What risk level is ckan_organization_show? +

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

Can I rate-limit ckan_organization_show? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the ckan_organization_show 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 ckan_organization_show completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for ckan_organization_show. 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 ckan_organization_show? +

ckan_organization_show is provided by the Ckan MCP server (ondics/ckan-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Ckan tool call.

Start from Ckan, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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