# search_facilities

Search 21,000+ global data center facilities across 170+ countries — by location (country/state/market), capacity (MW), operator, fiber connectivity, status (operational/under-construction/planned), or DCPI verdict. Returns name, provider, lat/lon, power_mw, fiber count, market_slug, status. Try: search_facilities country=US state=VA min_mw=10 status=operational. Use this to find EXISTING facilities; do NOT use for the forward-looking construction pipeline (use get_pipeline) or for the full profile of one facility (use get_facility).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_facilities`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-dchub-mcp-server/search-facilities

## Facts

- Tool: `search_facilities`
- 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: 10
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `city` | string | no | City name to filter facilities, e.g. Ashburn, Dallas |
| `tier` | integer | no | Uptime Institute tier filter (1-4) |
| `limit` | integer | no | Max results to return (1-500; default varies by tool) |
| `query` | string | no | Free-text search over facility name/operator/location (mapped to the backend `q` param), e.g. "hyperscale Ashburn" |
| `state` | string | no | US state abbreviation or region, e.g. VA, TX |
| `offset` | integer | no | Pagination offset, 0-based (skip this many results) |
| `country` | string | no | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, e.g. US, GB, SG |
| `operator` | string | no | Operator/provider company name, e.g. Equinix, Digital Realty |
| `max_capacity_mw` | number | no | Maximum power capacity filter in megawatts (MW) |
| `min_capacity_mw` | number | no | Minimum power capacity filter in megawatts (MW) |

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": "search_facilities",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_facilities is rated Low

This is a search/query tool that retrieves information about data center facilities from a database. It has no capability to create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The parameters are all filters for read-only queries. No financial, destructive, or execution capabilities are present. Low severity because misuse would only expose non-sensitive facility location and capacity metadata.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states it 'Search[es]' and 'Returns name, provider, lat/lon, power_mw, fiber count, market_slug, status' — purely retrieval operations with no side effects."

Risk signals: High parameter count (10 properties)

## Use case

AI agents call search_facilities 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": {
    "search_facilities": {}
  }
}
```

## 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