nasa.earth.epic

Get full-disc Earth images from the DSCOVR satellite EPIC camera — daily natural color photos from Lagrange point L1, 1.5M km away (NASA EPIC)

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 10 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/nasa.earth.epic.md

WHAT IT DOES

What nasa.earth.epic does on Apibase

AI agents call nasa.earth.epic 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
`date`	string	—	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format (default: most recent available). Returns DSCOVR EPIC Earth images for that date

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why nasa.earth.epic is rated Low

Retrieves publicly available satellite imagery with no side effects or data modification.

From the tool's definition Get full-disc Earth images from the DSCOVR satellite EPIC camera

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs nasa.earth.epic 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 nasa.earth.epic, this is the rule to start with:

nasa.earth.epic Allowed

nasa.earth.epic is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "nasa.earth.epic": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every nasa.earth.epic call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about nasa.earth.epic

What does the nasa.earth.epic tool do? +

Get full-disc Earth images from the DSCOVR satellite EPIC camera — daily natural color photos from Lagrange point L1, 1.5M km away (NASA EPIC). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does nasa.earth.epic accept? +

nasa.earth.epic accepts 1 parameter: date. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on nasa.earth.epic? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for nasa.earth.epic: 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.

What risk level is nasa.earth.epic? +

nasa.earth.epic is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit nasa.earth.epic? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the nasa.earth.epic 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.

How do I block nasa.earth.epic completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for nasa.earth.epic. 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.

What MCP server provides nasa.earth.epic? +

nasa.earth.epic 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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