flood_zone_lookup
FEMA flood zone designation for an address or coordinate. Returns the zone code, plain-English risk, BFE if applicable, FIRM panel reference, and whether NFIP insurance is mandated for federally-backed mortgages.
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/flood-zone-lookup.md
What flood_zone_lookup does on Livedatalink
AI agents call flood_zone_lookup 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lat | number | — | |
lon | number | — | |
location | string | — | Address or zip to geocode. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why flood_zone_lookup is rated Low
This tool retrieves flood zone information from FEMA databases for a given address or coordinate. It performs a passive query operation with no side effects, does not execute code or commands, does not modify data, and does not involve financial transactions or destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool description indicates it 'Returns the zone code, plain-English risk, BFE if applicable, FIRM panel reference, and whether NFIP insurance is mandated' — all query/lookup operations with no modification, deletion, or execution of commands.
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The rule that runs flood_zone_lookup 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 flood_zone_lookup, this is the rule to start with:
flood_zone_lookup 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 flood_zone_lookup call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about flood_zone_lookup
FEMA flood zone designation for an address or coordinate. Returns the zone code, plain-English risk, BFE if applicable, FIRM panel reference, and whether NFIP insurance is mandated for federally-backed mortgages. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
flood_zone_lookup accepts 3 parameters: lat, lon, 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 flood_zone_lookup: 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.
flood_zone_lookup 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 flood_zone_lookup 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 flood_zone_lookup. 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.
flood_zone_lookup 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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