Get the approximate physical location of a client.
AI agents call locate_client to retrieve information from API-Central without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a data retrieval operation on client location information. It does not modify network state, delete resources, execute commands, or trigger external operations.
From the tool's definition The tool 'locate_client' with description 'Get the approximate physical location of a client' retrieves location data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. The use of 'get' and 'approximate physical location' indicates a read/query operation.
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Get the approximate physical location of a client. It is categorised as a Read tool in the API-Central MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the API-Central MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for locate_client: 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-Central. Nothing to install.
locate_client 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 locate_client 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 locate_client. 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.
locate_client is provided by the API-Central MCP server (secure-ssid/centralmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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