# gdacs.disasters.details

Get detailed information for a specific GDACS disaster event by ID. Returns event name, alert level with justification, affected population at each severity level, coordinates, geometry for mapping, source agency, and situation report links.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `gdacs.disasters.details`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/gdacs.disasters.details

## Facts

- Tool: `gdacs.disasters.details`
- Server: Apibase (`apibase-mcp-client`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase.md
- Install: `npx -y apibase-mcp-client`
- Homepage: https://github.com/whiteknightonhorse/APIbase
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `event_id` | integer | yes | GDACS event ID (obtain via gdacs.alerts) |
| `event_type` | string | yes | Event type code: EQ=earthquake, TC=tropical cyclone, FL=flood, VO=volcano, DR=drought, TS=tsunami |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "gdacs.disasters.details",
    "arguments": {
      "event_id": 0,
      "event_type": "<event_type>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why gdacs.disasters.details is rated Low

Retrieves structured disaster event metadata with no side effects or data modification.

From the tool's own definition: "Get detailed information for a specific GDACS disaster event by ID."

## Use case

AI agents call gdacs.disasters.details 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Apibase:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gdacs.disasters.details": {}
  }
}
```

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