search_by_location_rectangle
AI agents call search_by_location_rectangle to retrieve information from MLIT Data Platform MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves data based on geographic rectangle parameters. It queries existing data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. No financial transactions or destructive actions are implied. The low severity reflects the read-only nature and limited blast radius if misused—an agent could retrieve unintended data but cannot modify or delete it.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_by_location_rectangle' indicates a spatial query operation. Sibling tools on the server (get_all_data, get_data, get_data_catalog, get_data_summary, get_municipality_data, get_prefecture_data) are all retrieval operations with no side…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
search_by_location_rectangle. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MLIT Data Platform MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MLIT Data Platform MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_by_location_rectangle: 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 MLIT Data Platform MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_by_location_rectangle 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 search_by_location_rectangle 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 search_by_location_rectangle. 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.
search_by_location_rectangle is provided by the MLIT Data Platform MCP Server MCP server (mlit-data-platform/mlit-dpf-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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