pg_geo_transform
Transform geometry from one spatial reference system (SRID) to another.
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What pg_geo_transform does on PostgreSQL MCP Server
AI agents invoke pg_geo_transform to trigger actions in PostgreSQL MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why pg_geo_transform is rated High
This tool performs a computational transformation operation on geographic/geometric data. While it operates on existing data rather than creating, modifying, or deleting it, it actively executes a PostGIS function with arguments (source and target SRID). The transformation itself is a side-effecting operation that produces computed results.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'pg_geo_transform' and description state it 'Transform[s] geometry from one spatial reference system (SRID) to another' — this executes a PostGIS spatial transformation operation on data.
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The rule that runs pg_geo_transform safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and PostgreSQL MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pg_geo_transform, this is the rule to start with:
pg_geo_transform stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect PostgreSQL MCP Server, apply this rule, and every pg_geo_transform call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about pg_geo_transform
Transform geometry from one spatial reference system (SRID) to another. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the PostgreSQL MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the PostgreSQL MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pg_geo_transform: 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 PostgreSQL MCP Server. Nothing to install.
pg_geo_transform is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the pg_geo_transform 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 pg_geo_transform. 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.
pg_geo_transform is provided by the PostgreSQL MCP Server MCP server (@neverinfamous/postgres-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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