Get network and ASN (Autonomous System Number) information for an IP address including the network operator, route, and regional registry. Can look up any IPv4 or IPv6 address, or your own IP if no address is provided.
AI agents call lookup_ip_address_network to retrieve information from IPLocate without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves network metadata about IP addresses (ASN, operator, route, regional registry) without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a pure read operation that queries geolocation/network information services. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could enumerate network infrastructure details but cannot directly compromise systems or data.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Get network and ASN information' and 'look up'. The sibling tools all follow the lookup_ip_address_* pattern, indicating these are query/retrieval operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access lookup_ip_address_network gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and IPLocate, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for lookup_ip_address_network:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"lookup_ip_address_network": {}
}
}lookup_ip_address_network is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get network and ASN (Autonomous System Number) information for an IP address including the network operator, route, and regional registry. Can look up any IPv4 or IPv6 address, or your own IP if no address is provided. It is categorised as a Read tool in the IPLocate MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IPLocate MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lookup_ip_address_network: 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 IPLocate. Nothing to install.
lookup_ip_address_network 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 lookup_ip_address_network 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 lookup_ip_address_network. 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.
lookup_ip_address_network is provided by the IPLocate MCP server (iplocate/mcp-server-iplocate). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from IPLocate, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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