Resolve an FCC ID (printed on US wireless/electronic devices) to the grantee — the manufacturer holding the FCC equipment authorization. Pass fccId in any form (BCG-E3217A, BCGE3217A). Returns grantee code, product code, and the grantee company (name, city, state, country, registration date). FCC...
AI agents call gov.fcc-id 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.
This is a straightforward lookup tool that queries publicly available FCC data. It has no side effects, does not execute arbitrary code, does not modify data, and does not involve financial transactions. The read-only nature and public data source indicate minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves FCC ID data and returns grantee information (manufacturer name, code, location, registration date) from an open public dataset. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial transaction occurs.
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Resolve an FCC ID (printed on US wireless/electronic devices) to the grantee — the manufacturer holding the FCC equipment authorization. Pass fccId in any form (BCG-E3217A, BCGE3217A). Returns grantee code, product code, and the grantee company (name, city, state, country, registration date). FCC EAS open dataset, free and keyless — the. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gov.fcc-id: 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.
gov.fcc-id 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 gov.fcc-id 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 gov.fcc-id. 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.
gov.fcc-id 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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