irail.reference.stations
List all 700+ SNCB/NMBS Belgian railway stations with coordinates, or filter by name. Returns station ID, display name, standard name (Dutch/French), latitude, and longitude. Use station names from this list as input for liveboard and connections tools. No auth required. Data: iRail open data, Be...
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What irail.reference.stations does on Apibase
AI agents call irail.reference.stations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lang | string | — | Language for station names. One of: en, nl, fr, de. Default: en. |
query | string | — | Optional search string to filter stations by name (e.g. "Gent", "Brussel"). Omit to return all 700+ Belgian stations. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why irail.reference.stations is rated Low
Tool queries and retrieves static railway station reference data with no side effects or modifications.
From the tool's definition List all 700+ Belgian railway stations with coordinates, filter by name. Returns station ID, display name, latitude, longitude.
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The rule that runs irail.reference.stations 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 irail.reference.stations, this is the rule to start with:
irail.reference.stations 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 irail.reference.stations call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about irail.reference.stations
List all 700+ SNCB/NMBS Belgian railway stations with coordinates, or filter by name. Returns station ID, display name, standard name (Dutch/French), latitude, and longitude. Use station names from this list as input for liveboard and connections tools. No auth required. Data: iRail open data, Belgium national rail (SNCB/NMBS). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
irail.reference.stations accepts 2 parameters: lang, query. 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 irail.reference.stations: 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.
irail.reference.stations 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 irail.reference.stations 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 irail.reference.stations. 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.
irail.reference.stations 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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