get_forecast

Get a 7-day weather forecast 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_forecast does on Weather MCP

AI agents call get_forecast 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_forecast needs a policy

This tool queries and retrieves weather forecast data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could request excessive forecasts but could not cause data loss, financial harm, or external code execution. Classified as Read with low severity.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get a 7-day weather forecast' with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities. It retrieves forecast data from Open-Meteo API with no side effects.

Questions about get_forecast

What does the get_forecast tool do? +

Get a 7-day weather forecast 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_forecast? +

Register the Weather MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_forecast: 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_forecast? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_forecast? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_forecast 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_forecast completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_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_forecast? +

get_forecast 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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