Get full metadata for a Gallica item by its ARK identifier. Returns bibliographic data, available formats, and helpful URLs.
AI agents call get_item_details to retrieve information from Gallica/BnF MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward read operation that queries and returns metadata about a published digital library item. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial impact. The tool simply retrieves and presents existing bibliographic information from the BnF's public digital collection.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves bibliographic metadata and URLs for a Gallica digital library item based on an ARK identifier.
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Get full metadata for a Gallica item by its ARK identifier. Returns bibliographic data, available formats, and helpful URLs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gallica/BnF MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Gallica/BnF MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_item_details: 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 Gallica/BnF MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_item_details 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_item_details 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_item_details. 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_item_details is provided by the Gallica/BnF MCP Server MCP server (ukicar/sweet-bnf). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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