geocode_us_address
Geocode one U.S., Puerto Rico, or U.S. Island Areas address through the public Census Geocoder. Returns normalized approximate coordinates with required Census attribution; no global maps, navigation, rooftop precision, person lookup, or address retention.
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What geocode_us_address does on Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity
AI agents call geocode_us_address to retrieve information from Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
address | string | Yes | One U.S., Puerto Rico, or U.S. Island Areas address. |
timeout | integer | — | |
benchmark | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why geocode_us_address is rated Low
This tool queries a public geocoding service and returns location data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is purely a data retrieval function. The emphasis on 'no address retention' and 'approximate coordinates' (not precision) further reduces risk.
From the tool's definition The tool 'geocode_us_address' retrieves coordinates from a public Census Geocoder service. The description explicitly states it 'Returns normalized approximate coordinates' and 'no address retention', indicating read-only data retrieval with no side effects,…
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The rule that runs geocode_us_address safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For geocode_us_address, this is the rule to start with:
geocode_us_address 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 Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity, apply this rule, and every geocode_us_address call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about geocode_us_address
Geocode one U.S., Puerto Rico, or U.S. Island Areas address through the public Census Geocoder. Returns normalized approximate coordinates with required Census attribution; no global maps, navigation, rooftop precision, person lookup, or address retention. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
geocode_us_address accepts 3 parameters: address, timeout, benchmark. Required: address. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for geocode_us_address: 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 Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity. Nothing to install.
geocode_us_address 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 geocode_us_address 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 geocode_us_address. 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.
geocode_us_address is provided by the Delx Protocol — Agent Recovery & Continuity MCP server (https://api.delx.ai/v1/mcp?src=registry). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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