eonet.events.list
Retrieve natural disaster and extreme weather events tracked by NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET). Returns events with geolocation, magnitude, data sources, and category. Supports filtering by status (open=ongoing, closed=resolved), event category (wildfires, severeStorms, volc...
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What eonet.events.list does on Apibase
AI agents call eonet.events.list 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
end | string | — | End date for event filter in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). |
bbox | string | — | Bounding box filter as comma-separated decimal degrees: "minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat" (e.g. "-180,-90,180,90" for global). Event must have at least one geometry |
days | integer | — | Return events from the last N days (1–9999). Overrides start/end when provided. |
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of events to return (1–1000). Defaults to 10. |
start | string | — | Start date for event filter in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). |
source | string | — | Filter events by data source ID (e.g. "GDACS", "IRWIN", "JTWC", "PDC"). Multiple sources separated by commas. |
status | string | — | Event status filter: "open" for ongoing events, "closed" for resolved events, "all" for both. Defaults to "open". |
category | string | — | Filter by event category ID. Available categories: drought, dustHaze, earthquakes, floods, landslides, manmade, seaLakeIce, severeStorms, snow, tempExtremes, vo |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why eonet.events.list is rated Low
Tool queries and retrieves public NASA EONET disaster data without modifying, executing code, or financial operations.
From the tool's definition Retrieve natural disaster events, filtering, geolocation, no modification or deletion.
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The rule that runs eonet.events.list 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 eonet.events.list, this is the rule to start with:
eonet.events.list 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 eonet.events.list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about eonet.events.list
Retrieve natural disaster and extreme weather events tracked by NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET). Returns events with geolocation, magnitude, data sources, and category. Supports filtering by status (open=ongoing, closed=resolved), event category (wildfires, severeStorms, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, etc.), date range, data source, bounding box, and result count. Each event includes one or more geometry points with coordinates and timestamps. Ideal for real-time situational awareness, disaster monitoring, and geospatial analysis. Data sourced from GDACS, JTWC, USGS, IRWIN, FIRMS and 10+ other agencies. No auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
eonet.events.list accepts 8 parameters: end, bbox, days, limit, start, source, status, category. 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 eonet.events.list: 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.
eonet.events.list 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 eonet.events.list 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 eonet.events.list. 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.
eonet.events.list 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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