getAttractions

Get popular tourist attractions for a given city.

SERVERGenkit MCP SOURCEgenkit-ai/genkit

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What getAttractions does on Genkit MCP

AI agents call getAttractions to retrieve information from Genkit MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why getAttractions is rated Low

This tool retrieves publicly available information about tourist attractions in a city. It performs a query/read operation without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. There is no risk of data loss, financial impact, or code execution. The only potential risk is if the returned data contains misleading information, but this is a minimal concern for a general-purpose information retrieval tool.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'getAttractions' and description 'Get popular tourist attractions for a given city' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs getAttractions safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Genkit MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getAttractions, this is the rule to start with:

getAttractions Allowed

getAttractions is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getAttractions": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Genkit MCP, apply this rule, and every getAttractions call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about getAttractions

What does the getAttractions tool do? +

Get popular tourist attractions for a given city. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Genkit MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on getAttractions? +

Register the Genkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getAttractions: 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 Genkit MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is getAttractions? +

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

Can I rate-limit getAttractions? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getAttractions 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.

How do I block getAttractions completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getAttractions. 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 getAttractions? +

getAttractions is provided by the Genkit MCP server (genkit-ai/genkit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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