geolocate_ip
Get geolocation data for an IP address. Use this to determine the geographical location, ISP, and timezone associated with an IP address. Helpful for fraud detection, analytics, geo-targeting, or debugging network issues. Parameters: ip_address — The IP address to look up (e.g., "8.8.8.8"). If em...
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What geolocate_ip does on X402 Middleware
AI agents call geolocate_ip to retrieve information from X402 Middleware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ip_address | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why geolocate_ip is rated Low
This is a straightforward data retrieval tool that queries a geolocation database and returns read-only information. It has no capability to modify state, delete data, execute code, or conduct financial transactions. The primary risk is information disclosure (learning someone's approximate location), which is low severity in isolation, though context-dependent in an agent scenario.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'geolocation data for an IP address' including 'geographical location, ISP, and timezone'. The description explicitly states lookup/retrieval use cases ('fraud detection, analytics, geo-targeting, or debugging') with no mention of modifying,…
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The rule that runs geolocate_ip safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and X402 Middleware, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For geolocate_ip, this is the rule to start with:
geolocate_ip 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 X402 Middleware, apply this rule, and every geolocate_ip call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about geolocate_ip
Get geolocation data for an IP address. Use this to determine the geographical location, ISP, and timezone associated with an IP address. Helpful for fraud detection, analytics, geo-targeting, or debugging network issues. Parameters: ip_address — The IP address to look up (e.g., "8.8.8.8"). If empty or omitted, returns data for the requester's own IP. It is categorised as a Read tool in the X402 Middleware MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
geolocate_ip accepts 1 parameter: ip_address. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the X402 Middleware MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for geolocate_ip: 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 X402 Middleware. Nothing to install.
geolocate_ip 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 geolocate_ip 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 geolocate_ip. 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.
geolocate_ip is provided by the X402 Middleware MCP server (@gadgethumans/x402). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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