Medium Risk

resolve_location

Convert a city or airport name to IATA codes. Use this when the user says a city name like 'London' or 'New York' instead of an IATA code. Returns all matching airports and city codes. Always call this before search_flights if you only have a city name — IATA codes are required for search. Read...

Accepts freeform code/query input (query)

Part of the BoostedTravel MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

boostedtravel-mcp Write Risk 3/5

AI agents use resolve_location to create or modify resources in BoostedTravel. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call resolve_location repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach BoostedTravel.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

boostedtravel.yaml
tools:
  resolve_location:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full BoostedTravel policy for all 8 tools.

Tool Name resolve_location
Category Write
Risk Level Medium

Agents calling write-class tools like resolve_location have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.

What does the resolve_location tool do? +

Convert a city or airport name to IATA codes. Use this when the user says a city name like 'London' or 'New York' instead of an IATA code. Returns all matching airports and city codes. Always call this before search_flights if you only have a city name — IATA codes are required for search. Read-only, no side effects, safe to call multiple times.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the BoostedTravel MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on resolve_location? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for resolve_location. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the BoostedTravel MCP server.

What risk level is resolve_location? +

resolve_location is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit resolve_location? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the resolve_location rule in your Intercept 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 resolve_location completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for resolve_location. 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 resolve_location? +

resolve_location is provided by the BoostedTravel MCP server (boostedtravel-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on BoostedTravel

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npx -y @policylayer/intercept
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