Get the top countries where Upwork clients are hiring from in the last 7 days. Returns country names, job counts, and percentage share.
Part of the Market Intelligence server.
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AI agents call get_top_countries to retrieve information from Market Intelligence without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though get_top_countries only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_top_countries": {}
}
}See the full Market Intelligence policy for all 8 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_top_countries gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Get the top countries where Upwork clients are hiring from in the last 7 days. Returns country names, job counts, and percentage share.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Market Intelligence MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Market Intelligence MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_top_countries: 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 Market Intelligence. Nothing to install.
get_top_countries 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 get_top_countries 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 get_top_countries. 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.
get_top_countries is provided by the Market Intelligence MCP server (snipework-app/market-intelligence). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 8 Market Intelligence tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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