Ruft Detailinformationen und Download-Links einer STAC-Collection ab.
AI agents call swisstopo_get_collection to retrieve information from Pypi:swisstopo without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) collections and provides download links—a query operation with no side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The tool is purely informational, fitting the Read category. Severity is low as misuse would only expose geodata metadata that is typically public.
From the tool's definition Tool description: 'Ruft Detailinformationen und Download-Links einer STAC-Collection ab' (Retrieves detailed information and download links of a STAC Collection). The verb 'Ruft...ab' (retrieves/fetches) indicates a read-only query operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Ruft Detailinformationen und Download-Links einer STAC-Collection ab. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pypi:swisstopo MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pypi:swisstopo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for swisstopo_get_collection: 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 Pypi:swisstopo. Nothing to install.
swisstopo_get_collection 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 swisstopo_get_collection 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 swisstopo_get_collection. 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.
swisstopo_get_collection is provided by the Pypi:swisstopo MCP server (malkreide/swisstopo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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