HarvestPulse: Global farm-to-table and agricultural intelligence API. USDA + ERS data synthesis. Local food finder (farmers markets, CSAs, on-farm markets), seasonal produce calendars, organic certification lookup, Coverage: Global Endpoints: • find ($0.05): Local Farm & Market Finder • season ($...
AI agents call harvestpulse to retrieve information from Pulsenetwork without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
zip | string | — | US ZIP code |
city | string | — | City name (optional filter) |
lang | string | — | Response language (default en) |
type | string | — | Type (plants, mushrooms, berries, all) |
goals | string | — | Specific goals (e.g. reduce pesticides, support local farms, eat seasonally) |
items | string | — | Produce items to compare (space or comma separated) |
label | string | — | Label to decode (e.g. free-range, natural, pasture-raised, grass-fed, non-GMO) |
month | string | — | Month (1-12). Defaults to current month. |
query | string | — | Search terms (e.g. beef, dairy, grain) |
state | string | — | 2-letter US state code (e.g. CA, TX, NY) |
action | string | Yes | Which endpoint to call. Options: find | season | labels | organic | dirty-dozen | food-hub | regenerative | designations | agritourism | csa | cost | roadmap | |
animal | string | — | Animal (chickens, goats, bees, etc.) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
HarvestPulse is a read-only intelligence service that queries and synthesizes agricultural data. Users pay per query ($0.05–$0.10 per endpoint) via x402 USDC, but payment is for data retrieval only, not for write, execute, or destructive operations. Even if an agent misuses the tool by querying excessively, the worst outcome is financial (wasted tokens), not data loss, code execution, or system compromise.
From the tool's definition All endpoints are query-only: 'find', 'season', 'labels', 'organic', 'dirty-dozen', 'food-hub', 'regenerative', 'designations' retrieve agricultural data, farm locations, produce calendars, and certification information with no mention of data modification,…
Risk signalsHigh parameter count (24 properties)
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HarvestPulse: Global farm-to-table and agricultural intelligence API. USDA + ERS data synthesis. Local food finder (farmers markets, CSAs, on-farm markets), seasonal produce calendars, organic certification lookup, Coverage: Global Endpoints: • find ($0.05): Local Farm & Market Finder • season ($0.05): Seasonal Produce Calendar • labels ($0.08): Food Label Decoder • organic ($0.08): Certified Organic Farm Finder • dirty-dozen ($0.05): Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen • food-hub ($0.08): Regional Food Hub Finder • regenerative ($0.10): Regenerative Agriculture Guide • designations ($0.10): Global Food Designations • agritourism ($0.05): Agritourism & U-Pick Finder • csa ($0.10): CSA Evaluation Guide • cost ($0.10): Local vs. Conventional Cost Analysis • roadmap ($0.15): Farm-to-Table Lifestyle Roadmap • food-preservation ($0.10): Food preservation guide • foraging-intel ($0.10): Foraging intelligence • livestock-basics ($0.10): Backyard livestock guide. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pulsenetwork MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
harvestpulse accepts 12 parameters: zip, city, lang, type, goals, items, label, month, query, state, action, animal. Required: action. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Pulsenetwork MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for harvestpulse: 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 Pulsenetwork. Nothing to install.
harvestpulse 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 harvestpulse 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 harvestpulse. 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.
harvestpulse is provided by the Pulsenetwork MCP server (https://pulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
harvestpulse is one line of Pulsenetwork's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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