find_alternatives
Use this when the user wants data center facilities similar to one they like ("what else looks like this?"). Example: "Find alternatives to the Ashburn QTS campus for about 50MW." — find_alternatives facility_id=<id>. Params: facility_id or name (the target, required); optional capacity_mw, radiu...
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What find_alternatives does on Mcp Server
AI agents call find_alternatives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Max results to return (1-500; default varies by tool) |
match_on | string | — | Optional similarity dimension to weight, e.g. capacity, operator, fiber, market |
radius_km | number | — | Search radius in km for candidate alternatives around the seed facility |
facility_id | string | Yes | The seed facility id/slug (required) to find alternatives to, from a prior search result — there is no `name` param; an undeclared key is silently stripped |
exclude_operator | boolean | — | If true, exclude facilities from the same operator as the seed |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why find_alternatives is rated Low
Tool queries and returns facility data with no side effects or modifications.
From the tool's definition retrieves ranked alternatives, each with similarity_score, match_reasons, key_differences
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs find_alternatives 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 find_alternatives, this is the rule to start with:
find_alternatives 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 find_alternatives call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about find_alternatives
Use this when the user wants data center facilities similar to one they like ("what else looks like this?"). Example: "Find alternatives to the Ashburn QTS campus for about 50MW." — find_alternatives facility_id=<id>. Params: facility_id or name (the target, required); optional capacity_mw, radius_km, limit. Returns: ranked alternatives, each with similarity_score, match_reasons, and key_differences versus the target. Do NOT use to score one site (use score_facility or analyze_site) or to compare a known short-list head-to-head (use compare_sites); this DISCOVERS candidates from a single seed facility. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
find_alternatives accepts 5 parameters: limit, match_on, radius_km, facility_id, exclude_operator. Required: facility_id. 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 find_alternatives: 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.
find_alternatives 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 find_alternatives 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 find_alternatives. 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.
find_alternatives 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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