amber_forecast
Get electricity price forecast for an Amber site.
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What amber_forecast does on UnClick
AI agents call amber_forecast to retrieve information from UnClick without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
api_key | string | — | |
site_id | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why amber_forecast is rated Low
This tool retrieves electricity price forecast information for a specified Amber site. It has no side effects, does not execute commands, does not modify data, and does not commit any financial transactions. The action is a simple data query/retrieval, which is characteristic of the Read category. The severity is low because misuse would only expose price forecast information, posing minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Get electricity price forecast' - a retrieval operation that queries forecast data without modifying any state or triggering external actions beyond data retrieval.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs amber_forecast safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and UnClick, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For amber_forecast, this is the rule to start with:
amber_forecast is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect UnClick, apply this rule, and every amber_forecast call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about amber_forecast
Get electricity price forecast for an Amber site. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
amber_forecast accepts 2 parameters: api_key, site_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the UnClick MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for amber_forecast: 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 UnClick. Nothing to install.
amber_forecast 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 amber_forecast 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 amber_forecast. 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.
amber_forecast is provided by the UnClick MCP server (creativelead/unclick). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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