AI agents call get_dams_by_canton to retrieve information from Mcp Swiss without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward data query tool that retrieves and lists publicly available information about dams in a given Swiss canton from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. It has no side effects, cannot modify or delete data, and poses minimal risk if misused by an AI agent—the worst case being retrieval of already-public information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_dams_by_canton' and description 'List all Swiss dams' indicates data retrieval. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial actions are mentioned. Returns read-only data from a public federal database.
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List all Swiss dams under federal supervision in a given canton. Returns up to 20 dams with basic details. Data source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) via swisstopo BGDI. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Swiss MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Swiss MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_dams_by_canton: 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 Mcp Swiss. Nothing to install.
get_dams_by_canton 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 get_dams_by_canton 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 get_dams_by_canton. 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.
get_dams_by_canton is provided by the Mcp Swiss MCP server (mcp-swiss). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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