solarsystem-list-bodies
List solar-system bodies with optional query filter
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What solarsystem-list-bodies does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call solarsystem-list-bodies 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.
Why solarsystem-list-bodies is rated Low
This tool retrieves information from a public solar system database. The verb 'list' combined with 'optional query filter' indicates a read-only query operation. There is no capability to create, modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — worst case, an AI agent performs many queries consuming API rate limits.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'solarsystem-list-bodies' and description states 'List solar-system bodies with optional query filter' — this is a query/list operation on public scientific data with no modification, deletion, or side effects.
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The rule that runs solarsystem-list-bodies 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 solarsystem-list-bodies, this is the rule to start with:
solarsystem-list-bodies 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 Meta Data Mcp, apply this rule, and every solarsystem-list-bodies call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about solarsystem-list-bodies
List solar-system bodies with optional query filter. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Meta Data Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for solarsystem-list-bodies: 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.
solarsystem-list-bodies 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 solarsystem-list-bodies 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 solarsystem-list-bodies. 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.
solarsystem-list-bodies 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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