bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search
Search the National Landslide Database for recorded UK landslide events near a point. Returns landslide name, locality details, and known-date range where recorded. Data: British Geological Survey (ogcapi.bgs.ac.uk), Open Government Licence, no auth required.
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What bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search does on Apibase
AI agents call bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lat | number | — | Decimal degree latitude (WGS84) — must be supplied together with lng. Omit both for full Great Britain coverage. |
lng | number | — | Decimal degree longitude (WGS84) — must be supplied together with lat. |
limit | integer | — | Maximum landslide records to return (default 20, max 100) |
radius_km | number | — | Search radius in kilometres around lat/lng (default 20, max 200) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search is rated Low
Tool queries public geological survey data without modifying, deleting, or executing code.
From the tool's definition Search the National Landslide Database for recorded UK landslide events near a point
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The rule that runs bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search, this is the rule to start with:
bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search 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 Apibase, apply this rule, and every bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search
Search the National Landslide Database for recorded UK landslide events near a point. Returns landslide name, locality details, and known-date range where recorded. Data: British Geological Survey (ogcapi.bgs.ac.uk), Open Government Licence, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search accepts 4 parameters: lat, lng, limit, radius_km. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search: 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 Apibase. Nothing to install.
bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search 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 bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search 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 bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search. 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.
bgs-ogcapi.hazards.landslide_search is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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