# get_apod

Get the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_apod`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp/get-apod

## Facts

- Tool: `get_apod`
- Server: Integrations MCP (`shriram-vasudevan/integrations-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Shriram-Vasudevan/integrations-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_apod",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_apod is rated Low

This tool performs a simple query/fetch of publicly available astronomical imagery data. It is a read-only operation that retrieves information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any external operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve astronomy picture data repeatedly, which poses no security or operational risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_apod' and description 'Get the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The tool fetches public data from NASA's API without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations."

## Use case

AI agents call get_apod to retrieve information from Integrations MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Integrations MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_apod": {}
  }
}
```

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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/shriram-vasudevan-integrations-mcp