Global shipping & maritime data AIs lack. CURRENTLY LIVE: real-time Baltic vessel positions (AIS) enriched with ship name, type and destination (scope=vessels, the default). The 28 maritime-chokepoint transits (Suez, Panama, Hormuz, Malacca, Taiwan...) and the global port registry from IMF PortWa...
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AI agents call shipping_status to retrieve information from Dynamic Feed 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 shipping_status 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.
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"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
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}
}See the full Dynamic Feed policy for all 50 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access shipping_status 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.
Global shipping & maritime data AIs lack. CURRENTLY LIVE: real-time Baltic vessel positions (AIS) enriched with ship name, type and destination (scope=vessels, the default). The 28 maritime-chokepoint transits (Suez, Panama, Hormuz, Malacca, Taiwan...) and the global port registry from IMF PortWatch are COMING SOON (a future release) and return a note until then. Use for "what ships are near Z". Args: scope: vessels (default, live) | chokepoints | ports. query: filter by chokepoint/port name or country, or ship name/destination (vessels). region: Baltic preset for scope=vessels (baltic, helsinki, stockholm, kiel, gdansk, copenhagen, riga, gulf-of-finland). limit: max results.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dynamic Feed MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Dynamic Feed MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for shipping_status: 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 Dynamic Feed. Nothing to install.
shipping_status 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 shipping_status 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 shipping_status. 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.
shipping_status is provided by the Dynamic Feed MCP server (https://dynamicfeed.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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