brightsky.stations.nearby
Find DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst) weather stations near a given latitude/longitude in Germany. Returns each station's DWD station ID, WMO station ID, name, coordinates, elevation, observation type (current / recent / historical / forecast), date range of available records, and distance from the q...
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What brightsky.stations.nearby does on Apibase
AI agents call brightsky.stations.nearby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
latitude | number | Yes | Latitude of the location in Germany (e.g. 52.52 for Berlin, range 47–56) |
max_dist | number | — | Maximum distance in metres from the given coordinates to include stations. When omitted, all DWD stations are returned sorted by proximity. |
longitude | number | Yes | Longitude of the location in Germany (e.g. 13.40 for Berlin, range 5–16) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why brightsky.stations.nearby is rated Low
Tool queries and returns weather station metadata without modifying data or executing operations.
From the tool's definition Find weather stations, returns station data, no side effects
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The rule that runs brightsky.stations.nearby 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 brightsky.stations.nearby, this is the rule to start with:
brightsky.stations.nearby 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 brightsky.stations.nearby call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about brightsky.stations.nearby
Find DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst) weather stations near a given latitude/longitude in Germany. Returns each station's DWD station ID, WMO station ID, name, coordinates, elevation, observation type (current / recent / historical / forecast), date range of available records, and distance from the query point. Useful for discovering which stations cover a location before querying observations or synop data. No distance filter by default — returns all matching sources sorted by proximity. No API key required — open DWD data via Bright Sky (MIT licence). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
brightsky.stations.nearby accepts 3 parameters: latitude, max_dist, longitude. Required: latitude, longitude. 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 brightsky.stations.nearby: 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.
brightsky.stations.nearby 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 brightsky.stations.nearby 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 brightsky.stations.nearby. 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.
brightsky.stations.nearby 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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