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search_wfs_features

Rechercher des features WFS par mots-clés

How to control search_wfs_features ↓

What search_wfs_features does on French Open Data & IGN

AI agents call search_wfs_features to retrieve information from French Open Data & IGN without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why search_wfs_features needs a policy

This tool retrieves and searches geographic features from WFS (Web Feature Service) endpoints based on keyword queries. WFS is a standard geospatial data query protocol. The operation is read-only with no side effects—it queries existing geographic data without creating, modifying, or deleting anything.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_wfs_features' with description 'Rechercher des features WFS par mots-clés' (Search WFS features by keywords) indicates a search/query operation over Web Feature Service data.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_wfs_features gives an agent:

How to control search_wfs_features

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and French Open Data & IGN, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_wfs_features:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_wfs_features": {}
  }
}

search_wfs_features is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register French Open Data & IGN — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about search_wfs_features

What does the search_wfs_features tool do? +

Rechercher des features WFS par mots-clés. It is categorised as a Read tool in the French Open Data & IGN MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_wfs_features? +

Register the French Open Data & IGN MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_wfs_features: 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 French Open Data & IGN. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_wfs_features? +

search_wfs_features is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_wfs_features? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_wfs_features 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.

How do I block search_wfs_features completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_wfs_features. 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.

What MCP server provides search_wfs_features? +

search_wfs_features is provided by the French Open Data & IGN MCP server (nikoko107/mcp-datagouv-ign). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every French Open Data & IGN tool call.

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