AI agents call get_events_by_country to retrieve information from Api without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of results (default 50, max 100) |
country | string | Yes | Country name or ISO3 code |
daysBack | integer | — | Number of days to look back (default 30, max 365) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves disaster event data filtered by country from the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS). It performs no side effects, modifications, deletions, or external triggers. The operation is purely informational, consistent with other sibling tools on the server (get_active_disasters, get_recent_alerts, etc.) that are all read operations.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'get_events_by_country' and description 'Get all disaster events affecting a specific country' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get all disaster events affecting a specific country. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Api MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_events_by_country accepts 3 parameters: limit, country, daysBack. Required: country. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Api MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_events_by_country: 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 Api. Nothing to install.
get_events_by_country 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 get_events_by_country 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 get_events_by_country. 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.
get_events_by_country is provided by the Api MCP server (https://api.gdacs.org/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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