getFlightPlanById

Get comprehensive flight plan for a specific SimBrief flight plan by ID (21-character identifier) in professional markdown format. Returns same comprehensive data as getLatestFlightPlan including: route, fuel planning, takeoff/landing performance with V-speeds, weather, critical NOTAMs, weights, ...

Server SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server leonchike/simbrief-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What getFlightPlanById does on SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server

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

Why getFlightPlanById needs a policy

This is purely a data retrieval operation. It takes a flight plan ID as input and returns comprehensive flight planning information (route, fuel planning, weather, NOTAMs, etc.) without any side effects. There is no indication the tool modifies, creates, deletes, or executes any operations. The output is informational data used for flight planning purposes.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves flight plan data by ID and returns information in markdown format. The description explicitly states it 'Get[s]' and 'Returns' data with no modification, creation, or deletion capabilities.

Questions about getFlightPlanById

What does the getFlightPlanById tool do? +

Get comprehensive flight plan for a specific SimBrief flight plan by ID (21-character identifier) in professional markdown format. Returns same comprehensive data as getLatestFlightPlan including: route, fuel planning, takeoff/landing performance with V-speeds, weather, critical NOTAMs, weights, navigation, ETOPS, NAT tracks, and performance analysis. Use when user provides a specific plan ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on getFlightPlanById? +

Register the SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getFlightPlanById: 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 SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is getFlightPlanById? +

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

Can I rate-limit getFlightPlanById? +

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

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

getFlightPlanById is provided by the SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server MCP server (leonchike/simbrief-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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