Returns a list of text products of a given type
Part of the US Weather server.
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AI agents use products_type to create or modify resources in US Weather. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call products_type repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach US Weather.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"products_type": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "products_type_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full US Weather policy for all 58 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access products_type gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Returns a list of text products of a given type. It is categorised as a Write tool in the US Weather MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the US Weather MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for products_type: 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 US Weather. Nothing to install.
products_type is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the products_type 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 products_type. 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.
products_type is provided by the US Weather MCP server (emmanuel/apiworlddemoweather). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 58 US Weather tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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