Return 용도지역 (도시/관리/농림/자연환경보전 + subclass), 용도지구 (경관/고도/방화/방재/보호/취락/개발진흥/특정용도제한), 용도구역 (개발제한/도시자연공원), and 토지거래허가구역 overlays. Empty array = no overlay at this point (not an error). Use the zone name with korean-law MCP to get 건폐율·용적률.
AI agents call get_zoning to retrieve information from Korean Land MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves land zoning and regulatory overlay data from Korea's planning system. It is a read-only operation that provides information for analysis without side effects. The mention of using results with another MCP for further lookup reinforces its informational nature. Misuse would result in incorrect property analysis rather than system damage or financial loss.
From the tool's definition Tool returns zoning and land-use overlay information: '용도지역', '용도지구', '용도구역', and '토지거래허가구역'. The description states 'Return' and 'Empty array = no overlay at this point', indicating retrieval of existing data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_zoning gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Korean Land MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_zoning:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_zoning": {}
}
}get_zoning is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Return 용도지역 (도시/관리/농림/자연환경보전 + subclass), 용도지구 (경관/고도/방화/방재/보호/취락/개발진흥/특정용도제한), 용도구역 (개발제한/도시자연공원), and 토지거래허가구역 overlays. Empty array = no overlay at this point (not an error). Use the zone name with korean-law MCP to get 건폐율·용적률. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Korean Land MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Korean Land MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_zoning: 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 Korean Land MCP. Nothing to install.
get_zoning 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 get_zoning 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 get_zoning. 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.
get_zoning is provided by the Korean Land MCP server (urbanwatcherkr/korean-land-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Korean Land MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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