usgs-eq-feed-all-day
GeoJSON feed of all earthquakes in the past day.
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What usgs-eq-feed-all-day does on Meta Data Mcp
AI agents call usgs-eq-feed-all-day 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 usgs-eq-feed-all-day is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available earthquake data from USGS (United States Geological Survey) open data. It has no side effects—it only queries and returns data in a standard geospatial format. There is no capability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as the data is already public and read-only access poses negligible risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'usgs-eq-feed-all-day' and description 'GeoJSON feed of all earthquakes in the past day' indicate a data retrieval operation.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs usgs-eq-feed-all-day 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 usgs-eq-feed-all-day, this is the rule to start with:
usgs-eq-feed-all-day 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 usgs-eq-feed-all-day call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about usgs-eq-feed-all-day
GeoJSON feed of all earthquakes in the past day. 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 usgs-eq-feed-all-day: 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.
usgs-eq-feed-all-day 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 usgs-eq-feed-all-day 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 usgs-eq-feed-all-day. 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.
usgs-eq-feed-all-day 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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