uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings
Get the latest reading for every measure (e.g. water level, flow) recorded at one UK Environment Agency monitoring station, identified by the station_id from uk-ea-flood-monitoring.station_search. Returns each measure_id with its most recent date/time and value. Data: environment.data.gov.uk/floo...
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What uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings does on Apibase
AI agents call uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
station_id | string | Yes | Station identifier — the `station_id` (notation) returned by uk-ea-flood-monitoring.station_search, e.g. "1029TH". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings is rated Low
Retrieves public environmental monitoring data with no side effects or state changes.
From the tool's definition Get the latest reading for every measure...Returns each measure_id with its most recent date/time and value.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings 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 uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings, this is the rule to start with:
uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings 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 uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings
Get the latest reading for every measure (e.g. water level, flow) recorded at one UK Environment Agency monitoring station, identified by the station_id from uk-ea-flood-monitoring.station_search. Returns each measure_id with its most recent date/time and value. Data: environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring, UK Open Government Licence v3.0, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings accepts 1 parameter: station_id. Required: station_id. 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 uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings: 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.
uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings 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 uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings 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 uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings. 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.
uk-ea-flood-monitoring.stations.readings 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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