geo.places.search
Search points of interest (restaurants, pharmacies, hotels, attractions) near a location by category and radius (Geoapify/OSM)
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What geo.places.search does on Apibase
AI agents call geo.places.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 | Yes | Center latitude for the search area. |
lon | number | Yes | Center longitude for the search area. |
lang | string | — | Result language code (e.g. "en", "de", "ru"). Default: English. |
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of results (default 20, max 50). |
radius | integer | — | Search radius in meters (default 1000, max 50000). |
categories | string | Yes | POI category filter (e.g. "catering.restaurant", "healthcare.pharmacy", "tourism.attraction", "accommodation.hotel"). Multiple categories separated by comma. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why geo.places.search is rated Low
Tool retrieves geographic data with no side effects or modifications to any system.
From the tool's definition Search points of interest near a location by category and radius
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The rule that runs geo.places.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 geo.places.search, this is the rule to start with:
geo.places.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 geo.places.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about geo.places.search
Search points of interest (restaurants, pharmacies, hotels, attractions) near a location by category and radius (Geoapify/OSM). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
geo.places.search accepts 6 parameters: lat, lon, lang, limit, radius, categories. Required: lat, lon, categories. 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 geo.places.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.
geo.places.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 geo.places.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 geo.places.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.
geo.places.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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