Return metadata about the OpenLandMap STAC root catalog.
AI agents call catalog_info to retrieve information from OpenLandMap MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool merely retrieves and returns catalog metadata without modifying, executing code, deleting data, or moving resources. It has no side effects beyond reading. The metadata returned could help an agent understand available datasets, but misuse poses minimal risk since the tool cannot affect external systems or data integrity.
From the tool's definition Tool returns metadata about the catalog (catalog_info). Description explicitly states it returns information with no modification capability. All sibling tools (discover, search, find, get, compare, build) are also read-only data retrieval operations.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Return metadata about the OpenLandMap STAC root catalog. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenLandMap MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OpenLandMap MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for catalog_info: 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 OpenLandMap MCP Server. Nothing to install.
catalog_info 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 catalog_info 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 catalog_info. 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.
catalog_info is provided by the OpenLandMap MCP Server MCP server (tharlestsa/openlandmap_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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