noaa-tides-wind

Get wind observations from a NOAA CO-OPS station.

SERVERMeta Data Mcp SOURCEpypi:meta-data-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What noaa-tides-wind does on Meta Data Mcp

AI agents call noaa-tides-wind to retrieve information from Meta Data Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why noaa-tides-wind is rated Low

This tool queries and returns environmental data from an existing NOAA monitoring station. There are no side effects, data modifications, code execution, or destructive operations. The action is a simple read of publicly available observational data. Severity is low because misuse would only result in excessive data retrieval, not data loss, financial impact, or system compromise.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves weather observations ('Get wind observations') from a public NOAA station with no modification capability indicated.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs noaa-tides-wind safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Meta Data Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For noaa-tides-wind, this is the rule to start with:

noaa-tides-wind Allowed

noaa-tides-wind is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "noaa-tides-wind": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Meta Data Mcp, apply this rule, and every noaa-tides-wind call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about noaa-tides-wind

What does the noaa-tides-wind tool do? +

Get wind observations from a NOAA CO-OPS station. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Data Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on noaa-tides-wind? +

Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for noaa-tides-wind: 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 Meta Data Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is noaa-tides-wind? +

noaa-tides-wind is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit noaa-tides-wind? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the noaa-tides-wind 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.

How do I block noaa-tides-wind completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for noaa-tides-wind. 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.

What MCP server provides noaa-tides-wind? +

noaa-tides-wind is provided by the Meta Data MCP server (pypi:meta-data-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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