Get elevation data for given coordinates using digital elevation models.
AI agents call elevation to retrieve information from Open Meteo 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 geographic/elevation data without modifying any state, executing code, or producing side effects. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation with minimal risk if misused—an AI agent requesting elevation data poses no security concern. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves elevation data for coordinates using digital elevation models. The verb 'get' and the read-only nature of querying elevation data indicate no data modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get elevation data for given coordinates using digital elevation models. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Open Meteo MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Open Meteo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for elevation: 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 Open Meteo. Nothing to install.
elevation 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 elevation 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 elevation. 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.
elevation is provided by the Open Meteo MCP server (windsornguyen/open-meteo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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