gov.epa-facilities

EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): regulated facilities by state, optional name prefix, optional program acronym (RCRA, NPDES, TRI, etc.).

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-2s-io-mcp/gov.epa-facilities.md

WHAT IT DOES

What gov.epa-facilities does on Mcp

AI agents call gov.epa-facilities to retrieve information from 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 gov.epa-facilities is rated Low

This tool queries the EPA Facility Registry Service, a public government database. It accepts search parameters (state, name prefix, program acronym) and returns facility information. There is no indication of data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial transactions. This is a straightforward data retrieval operation with no side effects, making it a Read category tool with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it retrieves 'regulated facilities by state' with optional filters for name prefix and program acronym. The verb 'retrieves' and the nature of querying a public EPA registry indicate a read-only operation with no side effects.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs gov.epa-facilities safely

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

gov.epa-facilities Allowed

gov.epa-facilities 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": {
    "gov.epa-facilities": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every gov.epa-facilities call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about gov.epa-facilities

What does the gov.epa-facilities tool do? +

EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): regulated facilities by state, optional name prefix, optional program acronym (RCRA, NPDES, TRI, etc.). 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 gov.epa-facilities? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gov.epa-facilities: 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 gov.epa-facilities? +

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

Can I rate-limit gov.epa-facilities? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the gov.epa-facilities 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 gov.epa-facilities completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for gov.epa-facilities. 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 gov.epa-facilities? +

gov.epa-facilities 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.

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