Get NWS weather data interpreted for birding: overnight wind direction/speed (the key migration predictor), morning forecast, and a plain-English migration interpretation. Automatically combined into migration_forecast output.
AI agents call birding_weather to retrieve information from Birding Planner without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and interprets weather data from NWS for birding purposes. It is purely a read/query operation with no side effects — it fetches data and provides an interpretation, with no writes, executions, or destructive actions involved.
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Get NWS weather data interpreted for birding: overnight wind direction/speed (the key migration predictor), morning forecast, and a plain-English migration interpretation. Automatically combined into migration_forecast output. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Birding Planner MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Birding Planner MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for birding_weather: 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 Birding Planner. Nothing to install.
birding_weather 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 birding_weather 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 birding_weather. 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.
birding_weather is provided by the Birding Planner MCP server (minikdj/ebird-birding-planner). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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