Get settlement areas (областей) via Address/getSettlementAreas (doc 1.3). Returns list of administrative regions/areas in Ukraine. Docs recommend caching this public directory for 12 hours.
AI agents call address_get_settlements to retrieve information from Novaposhta without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a data retrieval operation with no side effects. It queries a public directory of administrative regions, which is informational and cannot be used to modify, delete, or execute operations. The recommendation to cache the result further confirms it is immutable public reference data.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves settlement areas directory and 'Returns list of administrative regions/areas in Ukraine'. Docs recommend caching, indicating read-only public data. No creation, modification, deletion, or side effects.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get settlement areas (областей) via Address/getSettlementAreas (doc 1.3). Returns list of administrative regions/areas in Ukraine. Docs recommend caching this public directory for 12 hours. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Novaposhta MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Novaposhta MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for address_get_settlements: 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 Novaposhta. Nothing to install.
address_get_settlements 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 address_get_settlements 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 address_get_settlements. 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.
address_get_settlements is provided by the Novaposhta MCP server (@shopana/novaposhta-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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