Reverse geocode lat/lng to municipality code and town name via GSI (国土地理院) reverse-geocoder API. 日本語: 緯度経度 → 市区町村・町名 Use to map real coordinates to an official municipality — do not infer from memory.
Part of the Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents server.
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AI agents call geo.reverseGeocode to retrieve information from Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though geo.reverseGeocode only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"geo.reverseGeocode": {}
}
}See the full Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents policy for all 24 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access geo.reverseGeocode gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Reverse geocode lat/lng to municipality code and town name via GSI (国土地理院) reverse-geocoder API. 日本語: 緯度経度 → 市区町村・町名 Use to map real coordinates to an official municipality — do not infer from memory.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for geo.reverseGeocode: 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 Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents. Nothing to install.
geo.reverseGeocode 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 geo.reverseGeocode 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 geo.reverseGeocode. 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.
geo.reverseGeocode is provided by the Torify — Japan Locale APIs for AI Agents MCP server (https://torify-mcp.torify.workers.dev). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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