add_annotation
Place an annotation on the map (direct)
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Add a user-placed label at a specific coordinate. Annotations are independent of layers and live in their own id namespace. Strict: the id must not already be in use by another CURRENTLY-placed annotation (removed ids can be recycled).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| map_id | string | yes | |
| id | string | yes | Stable id for this annotation — caller-supplied. |
| coords | array | yes | [lng, lat] in WGS84. |
| label | string | no | Optional text rendered at the point. |
| color | string | no | Optional CSS color for the marker + label. |
| rationale | string | yes | Short audit-log label (≤300 chars) stating the user-facing goal this call serves, e.g. "add wildfire layer for the user's California query". Required on every call. Stored in the operations log so map edits stay traceable — we never see your chat history. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"map_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Stable id for this annotation — caller-supplied."
},
"coords": {
"type": "array",
"items": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "number"
}
],
"description": "[lng, lat] in WGS84."
},
"label": {
"description": "Optional text rendered at the point.",
"type": "string"
},
"color": {
"description": "Optional CSS color for the marker + label.",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"rationale": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 300,
"description": "Short audit-log label (≤300 chars) stating the user-facing goal this call serves, e.g. \"add wildfire layer for the user's California query\". Required on every call. Stored in the operations log so map edits stay traceable — we never see your chat history."
}
},
"required": [
"map_id",
"id",
"coords",
"rationale"
]
}