list_apple_ads_locations
The physical business locations behind an Apple Maps brand — the shops, restaurants or service centres an Ads-on-Apple-Maps campaign promotes. Filter by brandId (do: without it Apple returns every location across every brand, which can be a very large page), plus status, eligibility or address. L...
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What list_apple_ads_locations does on Hermoso
AI agents call list_apple_ads_locations to retrieve information from Hermoso without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_apple_ads_locations is rated Low
Even though list_apple_ads_locations only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs list_apple_ads_locations safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Hermoso, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_apple_ads_locations, this is the rule to start with:
list_apple_ads_locations is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Hermoso, apply this rule, and every list_apple_ads_locations call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_apple_ads_locations
The physical business locations behind an Apple Maps brand — the shops, restaurants or service centres an Ads-on-Apple-Maps campaign promotes. Filter by brandId (do: without it Apple returns every location across every brand, which can be a very large page), plus status, eligibility or address. LOCATIONS ARE READ-ONLY THROUGH THIS API BY APPLE’S DESIGN: Apple Business Connect creates and maintains them, so a missing shop, a wrong address or a closure is fixed there and appears here afterwards — there is no create, update or delete to look for. Only a location with status OPEN and eligibility ELIGIBLE is targetable. You do not target locations directly: collect the ids you want, put them in a location group with create_apple_ads_location_group, then point an ad group at that group. Read-only, free. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hermoso MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Hermoso MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_apple_ads_locations: 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 Hermoso. Nothing to install.
list_apple_ads_locations 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 list_apple_ads_locations 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 list_apple_ads_locations. 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.
list_apple_ads_locations is provided by the Hermoso MCP server (https://app.hermoso.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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