analyze_parcel
Structured read of a parcel BOUNDARY — pass your own GeoJSON Polygon/MultiPolygon, OR just lat+lon and DC Hub finds the containing parcel in its HOSTED parcel-boundary layer (free county/state GIS polygons, rolling out by data-center market — Loudoun County VA first; a point outside hosted covera...
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What analyze_parcel does on Mcp Server
AI agents call analyze_parcel to retrieve information from Mcp Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lat | number | — | Latitude of a point ON the parcel — used with lon when geometry is omitted to look up the containing parcel from the hosted county/state GIS layer |
lng | number | — | Alias for lon — either name works |
lon | number | — | Longitude of a point ON the parcel (used with lat when geometry is omitted) |
geometry | object | — | GeoJSON Polygon or MultiPolygon parcel boundary, e.g. {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[lng,lat],[lng,lat],...]]} — a MultiPolygon carries discontinuous parcel |
latitude | number | — | Alias for lat — either name works |
longitude | number | — | Alias for lon — either name works |
capacity_mw | number | — | Optional target load in MW to pass through into the site_evaluation_handoff |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why analyze_parcel is rated Low
Even though analyze_parcel only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs analyze_parcel safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For analyze_parcel, this is the rule to start with:
analyze_parcel is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Server, apply this rule, and every analyze_parcel call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about analyze_parcel
Structured read of a parcel BOUNDARY — pass your own GeoJSON Polygon/MultiPolygon, OR just lat+lon and DC Hub finds the containing parcel in its HOSTED parcel-boundary layer (free county/state GIS polygons, rolling out by data-center market — Loudoun County VA first; a point outside hosted coverage returns an honest 404 with the coverage list, never a guess). Returns _entity=parcel_analysis: geodesic total_acres, a per-member acreage breakdown, a contiguous flag, representative_point = the centroid of the LARGEST-area member (never the multi-part geometric center, which can land off-parcel on a highway median or river and poison every point-keyed read), and hosted_parcel {parcel_id, county, state, acres_per_source} when the polygon came from the hosted layer. Also returns a site_evaluation_handoff to pipe into analyze_site + get_water_risk at that anchor. Use when you HAVE a boundary or a point on a specific parcel and want it anchored + sized; for a general lat/lon site score use analyze_site; for the interconnection-queue survivor set use get_refined_queue (queue rows carry NO parcel identity, so they never auto-join to hosted parcels). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
analyze_parcel accepts 7 parameters: lat, lng, lon, geometry, latitude, longitude, capacity_mw. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Mcp Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_parcel: 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 Mcp Server. Nothing to install.
analyze_parcel 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 analyze_parcel 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 analyze_parcel. 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.
analyze_parcel is provided by the Mcp Server MCP server (https://dchub.cloud/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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