Check whether an IP address is detected as a VPN, proxy, other anonymizing service; is on an abuse blocklist; or is a hosting provider. Can look up any IPv4 or IPv6 address, or your own IP if no address is provided.
AI agents call lookup_ip_address_privacy to retrieve information from IPLocate MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries geolocation and network intelligence data about IP addresses. It has no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or perform financial transactions. The worst misuse scenario would be reconnaissance or privacy violation through information gathering, which is a read-level concern rather than destructive or execute-level risk.
From the tool's definition Tool performs IP address intelligence lookup including 'privacy detection (VPN/proxy/Tor)' and 'abuse contacts' - these are query/retrieval operations with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check whether an IP address is detected as a VPN, proxy, other anonymizing service; is on an abuse blocklist; or is a hosting provider. 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 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the IPLocate MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lookup_ip_address_privacy: 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 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
lookup_ip_address_privacy 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_privacy 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_privacy. 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_privacy is provided by the IPLocate MCP Server MCP server (kunw4r/mcp-server-iplocate). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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