# discogs_get_artist

Get a Discogs artist by ID.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `discogs_get_artist`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/discogs-get-artist

## Facts

- Tool: `discogs_get_artist`
- Server: UnClick (`creativelead/unclick`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/creativelead/unclick
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `api_key` | string | no |  |
| `artist_id` | number | no |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "discogs_get_artist",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why discogs_get_artist is rated Low

This tool retrieves artist information from the Discogs database without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It is a simple lookup operation that queries existing public data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could fetch unwanted artist information but cannot cause harm, financial loss, or data modification.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'discogs_get_artist' and description 'Get a Discogs artist by ID' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and the action of fetching artist information by identifier are characteristic of a read-only query with no side effects."

Risk signals: Handles credentials or secrets (api_key)

## Use case

AI agents call discogs_get_artist 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches UnClick:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "discogs_get_artist": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on UnClick (450)

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- `vault_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/vault-action.md
- `csuite_analyze` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/csuite-analyze.md
- `mastodon_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/mastodon-action.md
- `slack_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/slack-action.md
- `text_transform` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/text-transform.md
- `unclick_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/unclick-call.md
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- …and 420 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=creativelead-unclick · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/creativelead-unclick