getNotams

Get ALL NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) for airports in the flight plan. Returns complete, unfiltered NOTAM details for origin, destination, and/or alternate airports including: NOTAM ID, category (runway/lighting/navigation/etc.), status, effective dates, location, and full text. Use when you need co...

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

What getNotams does on SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server

AI agents call getNotams 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 getNotams needs a policy

This tool retrieves NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) - read-only aviation data used for flight planning. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, execute commands, delete information, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal as an AI agent simply retrieving flight planning information cannot cause harm through read-only access to notices.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'getNotams' and description states it 'Get ALL NOTAMs' and 'Returns complete, unfiltered NOTAM details' - purely retrieving and querying existing aviation data with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.

Questions about getNotams

What does the getNotams tool do? +

Get ALL NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) for airports in the flight plan. Returns complete, unfiltered NOTAM details for origin, destination, and/or alternate airports including: NOTAM ID, category (runway/lighting/navigation/etc.), status, effective dates, location, and full text. Use when you need comprehensive NOTAM information beyond the critical NOTAMs automatically included in getLatestFlightPlan, or when user specifically asks about NOTAMs. Optional. 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 getNotams? +

Register the SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getNotams: 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 getNotams? +

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

Can I rate-limit getNotams? +

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

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

getNotams 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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