Low Risk

find_places

Search for public facilities in Seoul (restrooms, pharmacies, WiFi hotspots, AED locations, tourist info centers). Args: type: Type of facility — "toilet", "pharmacy", "wifi", "aed", or "tourist_info". district: Seoul district name in English or Korean (e.g., "gangnam", "jongno", "강남구", ...

Part of the Seoul Essentials MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

AI agents call find_places to retrieve information from Seoul Essentials 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 find_places 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.

do-droid-seoul-essentials.yaml
tools:
  find_places:
    rules:
      - action: allow

See the full Seoul Essentials policy for all 4 tools.

Tool Name find_places
Category Read
Risk Level Low

Agents calling read-class tools like find_places have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Read risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, allow) apply to each.

What does the find_places tool do? +

Search for public facilities in Seoul (restrooms, pharmacies, WiFi hotspots, AED locations, tourist info centers). Args: type: Type of facility — "toilet", "pharmacy", "wifi", "aed", or "tourist_info". district: Seoul district name in English or Korean (e.g., "gangnam", "jongno", "강남구", "종로구"). filters: Service-specific filters as key-value pairs. Examples: {"english": true} for pharmacies with English support, {"is_24h": true} for 24-hour restrooms, {"indoor": true} for indoor WiFi. limit: Maximum number of results to return (1-50, default 10). Returns: A list of matching places with location, services, and hours information.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Seoul Essentials MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on find_places? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for find_places. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Seoul Essentials MCP server.

What risk level is find_places? +

find_places is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit find_places? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the find_places rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block find_places completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for find_places. 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.

What MCP server provides find_places? +

find_places is provided by the Seoul Essentials MCP server (do-droid/seoul-essentials). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Seoul Essentials

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept
github.com/policylayer/intercept →
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