Search golf courses by name, state, or location. Returns full course info. ODbL licensed data from OpenGolfAPI.
AI agents call search_courses to retrieve information from OpenGolfAPI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
search_courses performs read-only data retrieval from a public golf course database. It queries and returns course information with no side effects, reversible operations, code execution, financial transactions, or destructive actions. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it only returns informational data about golf courses.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Search golf courses' and 'Returns full course info' with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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Search golf courses by name, state, or location. Returns full course info. ODbL licensed data from OpenGolfAPI. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenGolfAPI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OpenGolfAPI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_courses: 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 OpenGolfAPI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_courses 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_courses 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_courses. 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_courses is provided by the OpenGolfAPI MCP Server MCP server (opengolfapi/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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