usgs-eq-feed-significant-day

GeoJSON feed of significant earthquakes in the past day.

SERVERMeta Data Mcp SOURCEpypi:meta-data-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-derekslinz-meta-data-mcp/usgs-eq-feed-significant-day.md

WHAT IT DOES

What usgs-eq-feed-significant-day does on Meta Data Mcp

AI agents call usgs-eq-feed-significant-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.

RISK

Why usgs-eq-feed-significant-day is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves publicly available geospatial earthquake data from the USGS in GeoJSON format. It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve redundant public data. Severity is low because the data is public and non-sensitive.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'usgs-eq-feed-significant-day' and description 'GeoJSON feed of significant earthquakes in the past day' indicate a data retrieval operation.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs usgs-eq-feed-significant-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-significant-day, this is the rule to start with:

usgs-eq-feed-significant-day Allowed

usgs-eq-feed-significant-day 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": {
    "usgs-eq-feed-significant-day": {}
  }
}

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 usgs-eq-feed-significant-day call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about usgs-eq-feed-significant-day

What does the usgs-eq-feed-significant-day tool do? +

GeoJSON feed of significant 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.

How do I enforce a policy on usgs-eq-feed-significant-day? +

Register the Meta Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for usgs-eq-feed-significant-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.

What risk level is usgs-eq-feed-significant-day? +

usgs-eq-feed-significant-day is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit usgs-eq-feed-significant-day? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the usgs-eq-feed-significant-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.

How do I block usgs-eq-feed-significant-day completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for usgs-eq-feed-significant-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.

What MCP server provides usgs-eq-feed-significant-day? +

usgs-eq-feed-significant-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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