Check one or more IP addresses against known sanction and trade embargo lists.
AI agents call check_ip_embargo to retrieve information from Pangea 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 embargo status information for IP addresses by querying external compliance databases. It produces no side effects, creates no resources, executes no code, and does not modify any data. The primary risk is information disclosure (if the query itself is sensitive), but the tool itself is a straightforward read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a 'Check' operation against 'known sanction and trade embargo lists' - this is a query/lookup with no side effects. The description uses read-only language: 'check...against' indicates data retrieval and comparison, not modification or execution.
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Check one or more IP addresses against known sanction and trade embargo lists. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pangea MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pangea MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for check_ip_embargo: 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 Pangea MCP Server. Nothing to install.
check_ip_embargo 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 check_ip_embargo 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 check_ip_embargo. 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.
check_ip_embargo is provided by the Pangea MCP Server MCP server (pangeacyber/pangea-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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