eia_electricity_retail_sales

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why eia_electricity_retail_sales needs a policy

This is a pure data retrieval tool that queries and returns publicly available U.S. Energy Information Administration statistics. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial transactions. The tool presents minimal risk as it only exposes read-only access to published energy market data.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves electricity retail sales data, customer counts, and pricing information from historical EIA forms (EIA-826, EIA-861, EIA-861M).

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

POLICY

How to control eia_electricity_retail_sales

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

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "eia_electricity_retail_sales": {}
  }
}

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

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FAQ

Questions about eia_electricity_retail_sales

What does the eia_electricity_retail_sales tool do? +

Get electricity retail sales data including sales to customers by state and sector, customer counts, and pricing. Sources: Forms EIA-826, EIA-861, EIA-861M. It is categorised as a Read tool in the EIA MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on eia_electricity_retail_sales? +

Register the EIA MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for eia_electricity_retail_sales: 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 EIA MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is eia_electricity_retail_sales? +

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

Can I rate-limit eia_electricity_retail_sales? +

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

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

eia_electricity_retail_sales is provided by the EIA MCP Server MCP server (zen-tradings/eia-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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