air_quality
Get current air quality data for any location. Returns US AQI index, PM2.5, PM10, ozone, NO2, SO2, and CO levels with health category rating. Use this for 'what's the air quality?', 'is it safe to go outside?', 'pollution levels', 'AQI in Los Angeles', 'should I wear a mask?', 'is there smoke in ...
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What air_quality does on Livedatalink
AI agents call air_quality to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
location | string | Yes | City, zip code, or place name |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why air_quality is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries real-time environmental data for a specific location with no side effects. It performs a simple data lookup operation that returns read-only information (air quality metrics and health categories). There is no capability to modify data, execute code, trigger external operations, delete resources, or commit financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get current air quality data' and 'Returns' AQI metrics and health ratings. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations are described or implied.
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The rule that runs air_quality safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For air_quality, this is the rule to start with:
air_quality 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 Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every air_quality call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about air_quality
Get current air quality data for any location. Returns US AQI index, PM2.5, PM10, ozone, NO2, SO2, and CO levels with health category rating. Use this for 'what's the air quality?', 'is it safe to go outside?', 'pollution levels', 'AQI in Los Angeles', 'should I wear a mask?', 'is there smoke in the air?', or any air quality or pollution question. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
air_quality accepts 1 parameter: location. Required: location. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for air_quality: 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 Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
air_quality 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 air_quality 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 air_quality. 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.
air_quality is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.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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