Get detailed information about a station
AI agents call get_station_details to retrieve information from LocalTides 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 publicly available station metadata from NOAA without modifying, executing operations, or causing financial impact. The 'get_' prefix and query nature confirm it as a Read operation. Severity is low because station details are typically public information with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_station_details' and description 'Get detailed information about a station' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a station. It is categorised as a Read tool in the LocalTides MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the LocalTides MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_station_details: 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 LocalTides MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_station_details 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_station_details 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_station_details. 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_station_details is provided by the LocalTides MCP Server MCP server (ryancardin15/noaa-tidesandcurrents-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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