flight.route-schedule · MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What flight.route-schedule does on Mcp

AI agents call flight.route-schedule to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why flight.route-schedule needs a policy

This tool retrieves flight schedule data from FlightAware AeroAPI. It is a read-only query that returns information about scheduled flights with no side effects. The pay-per-call settlement in USDC is a cost concern but does not constitute a financial transaction initiated by the tool itself on behalf of the user.

From the tool's definition 'Scheduled flights between two airports over a date window'; 'returns scheduled flights with ident, operator, aircraft type, origin/destination, and scheduled departure/arrival times'

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Questions about flight.route-schedule

What does the flight.route-schedule tool do? +

Scheduled flights between two airports over a date window (FlightAware AeroAPI). Pass origin and destination (ICAO or IATA) plus startDate/endDate; returns scheduled flights with ident, operator, aircraft type, origin/destination, and scheduled departure/arrival times. Answers \. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on flight.route-schedule? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for flight.route-schedule: 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 Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is flight.route-schedule? +

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

Can I rate-limit flight.route-schedule? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the flight.route-schedule 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 flight.route-schedule completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for flight.route-schedule. 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 flight.route-schedule? +

flight.route-schedule is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.