Low Risk

get_air_quality_details

Get detailed air quality information for a specified city as structured JSON data. This tool provides raw air quality data for programmatic analysis and processing.

How to control get_air_quality_details ↓

What get_air_quality_details does on Weather MCP Server

AI agents call get_air_quality_details to retrieve information from Weather MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
city string The name of the city to fetch air quality information for, PLEASE NOTE English name only, if the parameter city isn't English please translate to English before
variables array Air quality variables to retrieve

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

Low Risk

Why get_air_quality_details needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries air quality data for a specified city without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any side effects. It is purely informational—a read-only operation that returns structured data. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it cannot harm systems or data.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] detailed air quality information' and 'provides raw air quality data for programmatic analysis and processing.' The verbs 'get' and 'provides' indicate data retrieval only.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_air_quality_details gives an agent:

How to control get_air_quality_details

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Weather MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_air_quality_details:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_air_quality_details": {}
  }
}

get_air_quality_details is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Weather MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
CAP THIS TOOL →

Free to start. No card required.

Related tools and policies

Go deeper

Questions about get_air_quality_details

What does the get_air_quality_details tool do? +

Get detailed air quality information for a specified city as structured JSON data. This tool provides raw air quality data for programmatic analysis and processing. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Weather MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does get_air_quality_details accept? +

get_air_quality_details accepts 2 parameters: city, variables. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on get_air_quality_details? +

Register the Weather MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_air_quality_details: 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 Weather MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_air_quality_details? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_air_quality_details? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_air_quality_details 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 get_air_quality_details completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_air_quality_details. 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 get_air_quality_details? +

get_air_quality_details is provided by the Weather MCP Server MCP server (isdaniel/mcp_weather_server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Weather MCP Server tool call.

Start from Weather MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

Free to start. No card required.

8 Weather MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.

// GET IN TOUCH

Have a question or want to learn more? Send us a message.

Message sent.

We'll get back to you soon.