select_within
Subset a layer to a polygon selection
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Create a new layer containing the source layer's features that lie within the supplied polygon. The source layer is untouched. Useful for "show me only the X inside this country/bbox/hand-drawn shape."
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| map_id | string | yes | |
| sourceLayerId | string | yes | |
| newLayerId | string | yes | Id for the new layer. Must not already be in use in this workspace. |
| selection | object | yes | GeoJSON Polygon or MultiPolygon in [lng,lat] coordinate order. |
| inheritStyle | boolean | no | Default true. false emits a new layer with minimal default styling. |
| 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
},
"sourceLayerId": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"newLayerId": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Id for the new layer. Must not already be in use in this workspace."
},
"selection": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Polygon",
"MultiPolygon"
]
},
"coordinates": {
"type": "array",
"items": {}
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"coordinates"
],
"description": "GeoJSON Polygon or MultiPolygon in [lng,lat] coordinate order."
},
"inheritStyle": {
"description": "Default true. false emits a new layer with minimal default styling.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"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",
"sourceLayerId",
"newLayerId",
"selection",
"rationale"
]
}