Retrieve active ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) information from the VATSIM network for specified airports. Returns combined, arrival, and departure ATIS data when available, including: ATIS code, frequency, full text, controller details, and timestamps. Supports 1-20 ICAO codes per...
AI agents call getVatsimAtis 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.
This tool only queries and retrieves existing aviation information (ATIS briefings) from a virtual ATC network. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, and cannot affect flight operations or systems. The returned data is read-only information used for flight planning context. Low severity because misuse would only result in retrieving irrelevant ATIS data for wrong airports, with no operational impact.
From the tool's definition Tool 'retrieves' and 'returns' ATIS information from VATSIM network; described as passive data retrieval with no modification, creation, or destructive operations.
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Retrieve active ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) information from the VATSIM network for specified airports. Returns combined, arrival, and departure ATIS data when available, including: ATIS code, frequency, full text, controller details, and timestamps. Supports 1-20 ICAO codes per request. Use this when you need real-time ATIS from VATSIM controllers for flight simulation or virtual ATC operations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the SimBrief Flight Planning MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getVatsimAtis: 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.
getVatsimAtis 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 getVatsimAtis 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 getVatsimAtis. 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.
getVatsimAtis 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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