get_current_weather

Get the current weather conditions for any city in the world. Powered by Open-Meteo (no API key required).

Server Weather MCP srewatkar/weather
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_current_weather does on Weather MCP

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

Why get_current_weather needs a policy

This tool retrieves current weather data from Open-Meteo without performing any modifications, deletions, or external operations. It is a straightforward query operation that fetches information and returns it to the user. There are no financial implications, no code execution, no destructive operations, and no data modification.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_current_weather' and description 'Get the current weather conditions' indicate data retrieval. The verb 'Get' and the action of retrieving weather data without modification or side effects are characteristic of a Read operation.

Questions about get_current_weather

What does the get_current_weather tool do? +

Get the current weather conditions for any city in the world. Powered by Open-Meteo (no API key required). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Weather MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_current_weather? +

Register the Weather MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_current_weather: 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 Weather MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_current_weather? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_current_weather? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_current_weather 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.

How do I block get_current_weather completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_current_weather. 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_current_weather? +

get_current_weather is provided by the Weather MCP server (srewatkar/weather). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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