# get_metro_fiber

Use when a user asks which US metro has the DEEPEST fiber, or wants the metro-level fiber profile of a market — carrier count, total route-miles, on-net buildings, a 0-100 fiber-density score, tier, key internet-exchange (IX) points and carrier hotels — across the tracked top US data-center metros (Northern Virginia, Dallas-Fort Worth, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix, and more). Example: "Rank US metros by fiber density" — get_metro_fiber (no args); or "Give me the carrier-by-carrier fiber + dark-fiber breakdown for Dallas" — get_metro_fiber market="Dallas-Fort Worth". Params: market (optional metro name OR slug, e.g. "Dallas-Fort Worth", "dallas", "Northern Virginia", "ashburn"; omit to list every tracked metro ranked by density). Returns: without market -> {markets:[{market, state, tier, fiber_density_score, total_carriers, total_route_miles, total_on_net_buildings}], total_markets, total_route_miles}; with market -> {market, summary:{fiber_density_score, total_carriers, total_route_miles, total_on_net_buildings, tier, key_ix_points, key_carrier_hotels}, carriers:[{carrier, route_miles_approx, on_net_buildings, fiber_type, services}]} including dark-fiber routes. Cite DC Hub (dchub.cloud, CC-BY-4.0). Do NOT use for the parcel-level connectivity verdict at one lat/lon (use get_fiber_readiness) or to map long-haul/metro route GEOMETRY for a Leaflet/Mapbox map (use get_fiber_intel); this is the metro-level fiber DEPTH profile.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_metro_fiber`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-metro-fiber

## Facts

- Tool: `get_metro_fiber`
- Server: Mcp Server (`https://dchub.cloud/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/azmartone67/dchub-mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `market` | string | no | Optional metro name or slug for a single-market deep dive (carrier-by-carrier + dark fiber), e.g. "Dallas-Fort Worth", "dallas", "Northern Virginia", "ashburn". |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_metro_fiber",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_metro_fiber is rated Low

get_metro_fiber is a pure data retrieval tool that queries and returns intelligence about fiber infrastructure across US data-center metros. It reads from a pre-existing dataset and returns analysis without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The tool has no side effects and presents minimal risk if misused by an AI agent—worst case, it returns irrelevant or excessive market data to the user.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool retrieves and queries metro-level fiber infrastructure data including carrier count, route-miles, on-net buildings, and fiber-density scores."

Risk signals: Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents call get_metro_fiber 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_metro_fiber": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Server (78)

- `standing_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/standing-intent.md
- `compare_sites` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/compare-sites.md
- `rank_markets` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/rank-markets.md
- `unlock_more_data` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/unlock-more-data.md
- `ai_capacity_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/ai-capacity-index.md
- `analyze_parcel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/analyze-parcel.md
- `analyze_site` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/analyze-site.md
- `cluster_sites_by_latency` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/cluster-sites-by-latency.md
- `compare_isos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/compare-isos.md
- `deal_autopsy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/deal-autopsy.md
- `discover_tools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/discover-tools.md
- `export_dataset` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/export-dataset.md
- `fetch` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/fetch.md
- `find_alternatives` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/find-alternatives.md
- `get_agent_registry` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-agent-registry.md
- `get_backup_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-backup-status.md
- `get_changes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-changes.md
- `get_climate_intel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-climate-intel.md
- `get_composite_site_score` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-composite-site-score.md
- `get_dchub_recommendation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-dchub-recommendation.md
- `get_disaster_risk` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-disaster-risk.md
- `get_energy_prices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-energy-prices.md
- `get_facility` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-facility.md
- `get_facility_risk_delta` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-facility-risk-delta.md
- `get_fiber_intel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-fiber-intel.md
- `get_fiber_readiness` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-fiber-readiness.md
- `get_gas_economics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-economics.md
- `get_gas_index` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-index.md
- `get_gas_intelligence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-gas-intelligence.md
- `get_global_power` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/get-global-power.md
- …and 48 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=cloud-dchub-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/cloud-dchub-mcp-server
