# property_search_area

Search for real estate properties in a geographic area. Filter by zip code, subdivision, neighborhood, or street name. Use this for questions like "what homes are in this zip code?", "show me properties in this neighborhood", "find houses on Main Street", "what's the average home value in this area?", or any area-based property search. Returns a list of properties with addresses, owners, values, and property types.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `property_search_area`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink/property-search-area

## Facts

- Tool: `property_search_area`
- Server: Livedatalink (`https://livedatalink.ai/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-blackboxfoundry-livedatalink.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/blackboxfoundry/livedatalink
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `zip` | string | no | 5-digit ZIP code to search within |
| `county` | string | no | County name (default: montgomery) |
| `street` | string | no | Street name to search (e.g., 'Main St') |
| `subdivision` | string | no | Subdivision or neighborhood name |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "property_search_area",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why property_search_area is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries publicly available or licensed real estate data without side effects. It searches, filters, and returns property information based on geographic criteria. While property data can be sensitive, the tool itself performs read-only operations with no capability to modify, delete, or execute code.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Search[es] for real estate properties' and 'Returns a list of properties with addresses, owners, values, and property types.' Keywords indicate data retrieval only: 'search', 'filter', 'returns a list'."

## Use case

AI agents call property_search_area 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Livedatalink:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "property_search_area": {}
  }
}
```

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