Retrieve a specific UK government standard by its unique identifier
AI agents call get_standard_by_id to retrieve information from UK Government Technology Standards MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves standard documentation by ID, analogous to a 'get' or 'fetch' operation. It has no capacity to modify, delete, execute code, or trigger external operations. The worst-case misuse scenario is unauthorized access to standards documentation, which presents minimal risk. Confidence is high because the intent is unambiguous from the naming and description.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_standard_by_id' and description 'Retrieve a specific UK government standard' clearly indicate a read-only operation that queries and returns data without modification or side effects.
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Retrieve a specific UK government standard by its unique identifier. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UK Government Technology Standards MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UK Government Technology Standards MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_standard_by_id: 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 UK Government Technology Standards MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_standard_by_id 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_standard_by_id 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_standard_by_id. 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_standard_by_id is provided by the UK Government Technology Standards MCP Server MCP server (Atksz98/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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