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What nasa_epic does on UnClick
AI agents call nasa_epic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
date | string | — | |
api_key | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why nasa_epic is rated Low
This tool retrieves publicly available NASA Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) satellite imagery. It performs a read-only query to fetch and return image data, which is a standard data retrieval operation with no side effects. No data is modified, created, deleted, or executed. The low severity reflects that misuse would only result in excessive queries rather than any harmful outcome.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'nasa_epic' with description 'Get NASA EPIC Earth imagery.' The verb 'Get' indicates retrieval of data with no modification, creation, deletion, or execution of arbitrary operations.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs nasa_epic 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 nasa_epic, this is the rule to start with:
nasa_epic 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 nasa_epic call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about nasa_epic
Get NASA EPIC Earth imagery. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
nasa_epic accepts 2 parameters: date, api_key. 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 nasa_epic: 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.
nasa_epic 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 nasa_epic 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 nasa_epic. 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.
nasa_epic 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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