geonet-nz.quakes.search
Search recent New Zealand earthquakes by minimum shaking intensity. Returns quakes that may have caused shaking greater than or equal to the given MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity, -1 to 8) in the NZ region during the last 365 days (max 100 results), with time, location, depth, magnitude, and loc...
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What geonet-nz.quakes.search does on Apibase
AI agents call geonet-nz.quakes.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mmi | integer | Yes | Minimum Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) threshold, -1 to 8. Returns quakes that may have caused shaking greater than or equal to this value in the New Zealand |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why geonet-nz.quakes.search is rated Low
Tool only queries and returns earthquake data with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Search recent New Zealand earthquakes... Returns quakes
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The rule that runs geonet-nz.quakes.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 geonet-nz.quakes.search, this is the rule to start with:
geonet-nz.quakes.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 geonet-nz.quakes.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about geonet-nz.quakes.search
Search recent New Zealand earthquakes by minimum shaking intensity. Returns quakes that may have caused shaking greater than or equal to the given MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity, -1 to 8) in the NZ region during the last 365 days (max 100 results), with time, location, depth, magnitude, and locality. Data: GeoNet (api.geonet.org.nz), run by GNS Science, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
geonet-nz.quakes.search accepts 1 parameter: mmi. Required: mmi. 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 geonet-nz.quakes.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.
geonet-nz.quakes.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 geonet-nz.quakes.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 geonet-nz.quakes.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.
geonet-nz.quakes.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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