Low Risk

get_hourly_forecast

Get hour-by-hour weather forecast for a location in the United States. Perfect for 'What's the hourly forecast?' or 'Will it rain this afternoon in [US location]?' questions. Provides detailed hourly conditions for up to 48 hours.

Part of the United States Weather MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

AI agents call get_hourly_forecast to retrieve information from United States Weather without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.

Even though get_hourly_forecast only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.

Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.

smithery-ai-national-weather-service.yaml
tools:
  get_hourly_forecast:
    rules:
      - action: allow

See the full United States Weather policy for all 6 tools.

Tool Name get_hourly_forecast
Category Read
Risk Level Low

Agents calling read-class tools like get_hourly_forecast have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Read risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, allow) apply to each.

What does the get_hourly_forecast tool do? +

Get hour-by-hour weather forecast for a location in the United States. Perfect for 'What's the hourly forecast?' or 'Will it rain this afternoon in [US location]?' questions. Provides detailed hourly conditions for up to 48 hours.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the United States Weather MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_hourly_forecast? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for get_hourly_forecast. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the United States Weather MCP server.

What risk level is get_hourly_forecast? +

get_hourly_forecast is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_hourly_forecast? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_hourly_forecast rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block get_hourly_forecast completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for get_hourly_forecast. 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.

What MCP server provides get_hourly_forecast? +

get_hourly_forecast is provided by the United States Weather MCP server (smithery-ai/national-weather-service). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on United States Weather

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npx -y @policylayer/intercept
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