AI agents call find_nearby_places to retrieve information from LatLng without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lat | number | Yes | Center latitude. |
lon | number | Yes | Center longitude. |
type | string | — | Optional place category, for example restaurant or cafe. |
limit | integer | — | |
radius | integer | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
The tool retrieves geographical data about points of interest based on input coordinates. It is a read-only query operation with no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any external operations. The severity is low because querying location data poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description: 'Find points of interest near a latitude and longitude.' This is a query operation that retrieves data about nearby places without modifying, executing code, or performing destructive actions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Find points of interest near a latitude and longitude. It is categorised as a Read tool in the LatLng MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
find_nearby_places accepts 5 parameters: lat, lon, type, limit, radius. Required: lat, lon. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the LatLng MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_nearby_places: 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 LatLng. Nothing to install.
find_nearby_places 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 find_nearby_places 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 find_nearby_places. 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.
find_nearby_places is provided by the LatLng MCP server (https://mcp.latlng.work/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
find_nearby_places is one line of LatLng's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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