AI agents call route_from_places to retrieve information from Mcpzim without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Route planning and retrieval are read operations that query spatial/map data without side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or financial obligation incurred. Confidence is 0.7 rather than higher because the description is empty and the exact behavior cannot be verified from the tool definition alone; however, the naming convention and sibling tools strongly indicate a read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'route_from_places' paired with sibling tool 'plan_driving_route' suggests route planning/querying. The server provides offline access to maps and route planning services.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
route_from_places. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcpzim MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcpzim MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for route_from_places: 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 Mcpzim. Nothing to install.
route_from_places 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 route_from_places 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 route_from_places. 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.
route_from_places is provided by the Mcpzim MCP server (jasontitus/mcpzim). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →