Get directions between two locations
AI agents call get-directions to retrieve information from Google Services 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 directional information between two geographic points without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and no impact on user data or systems. Even if misused by an AI agent, the worst outcome would be retrieving unwanted directions, which poses minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-directions' and description 'Get directions between two locations' indicate data retrieval only.
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Get directions between two locations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Services MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Services MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-directions: 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 Google Services MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get-directions 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-directions 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-directions. 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-directions is provided by the Google Services MCP Server MCP server (ricleedo/google-service-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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