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Birding Buddy MCP

28 tools. 1 can modify or destroy data without limits.

1 write tool that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 30 Jun 2026

1 can modify or destroy data

27 read-only

28 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 30/06/2026

How to control Birding Buddy MCP ↓

TOOL MAP

What Birding Buddy MCP exposes to your agents

Read (27) Write / Execute (1) Destructive / Financial (0)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

The most dangerous Birding Buddy MCP tools

Write · Medium import_life_list This tool appears to create or modify life list records by importing data into the user's birding database.

1 of Birding Buddy MCP's 28 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Birding Buddy MCP

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Birding Buddy MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "import_life_list": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "import_life_list_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "check_life_list": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "check_life_list_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Birding Buddy MCP — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON BIRDING BUDDY →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 28 Birding Buddy MCP tools

WRITE 1 tools

Write import_life_list import_life_list

READ 27 tools

Read check_life_list Check if a species is on your life list. Returns first observation date and country if found. Read enrich_species_list Append Xeno-canto recording counts and quality grades to an array of species. Call this ONLY after presenting Read get_historic_observations Get bird observations from a specific date in history at a region Read get_hotspot_info Get detailed info about a specific birding hotspot Read get_hotspot_observations Get recent bird observations at a specific eBird hotspot by location ID. Use resolve_hotspot first if you only Read get_hotspots_along_route Find birding hotspots along a driving route between two points — perfect for road trip planning Read get_hotspots_in_region Get birding hotspots in a region — great for trip planning Read get_life_list_gaps_at_hotspot Find species at a specific hotspot that are NOT on your life list Read get_life_list_gaps_nearby Find birds near you that you Read get_life_list_stats Get summary statistics about your life list — total species count, breakdown by country, and breakdown by year Read get_nearby_hotspots Find birding hotspots near a latitude/longitude — perfect for Read get_nearby_notable_observations Get rare/unusual observations near a location Read get_nearby_observations Get recent observations near a latitude/longitude — useful for Read get_nearest_observations_for_species Find the nearest recent observation of a specific species to a location Read get_notable_observations Get rare/unusual bird observations in a region — great for finding rarities Read get_observation_frequency Estimate how likely a species is to be seen at a location during a specific week — uses historic observation d Read get_observations_for_species Get recent observations of a specific species in a region Read get_recent_checklists Get recent checklists submitted at a hotspot or in a region. Returns subId for each checklist so a specific on Read get_recent_observations Get recent bird observations in a region (e.g., US-NY, MX-ROO, CA-ON) Read get_recording_counts Get a summary count of Xeno-canto recordings for a species broken down by quality grade (A=best through E=wors Read get_region_info Get info about an eBird region — name, coordinates, bounds Read get_species_list Get all species ever recorded in a region — returns species codes Read get_sub_regions Get sub-regions of a parent region (e.g., states within a country, counties within a state) Read get_taxonomy Look up bird taxonomy — species codes, scientific names, families. Use Read resolve_hotspot Find an eBird hotspot by common name. Returns locId, full name, coordinates, and a direct eBird URL. If multip Read resolve_region_code Fuzzy-match a place name to an eBird region code (e.g., Read view_checklist View the full species list for a specific eBird checklist. The subId can come from get_recent_checklists or di

FAQ

Questions about Birding Buddy MCP

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Birding Buddy MCP? +

The Birding Buddy MCP server has 1 write tools including import_life_list. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Birding Buddy MCP.

How many tools does the Birding Buddy MCP server expose? +

28 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 27 are read-only. 1 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Birding Buddy MCP? +

Register the Birding Buddy MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Birding Buddy MCP tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 28 Birding Buddy MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON BIRDING BUDDY →

Instant setup, no code required.

28 Birding Buddy MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.