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What news_top_headlines does on UnClick
AI agents call news_top_headlines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | — | |
api_key | string | — | |
country | string | — | |
category | string | — | |
pageSize | number | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why news_top_headlines is rated Low
This is a straightforward read operation that queries a news service and returns results. It has no side effects, does not modify or delete data, and does not execute code or trigger financial transactions. The blast radius if misused by an AI agent is minimal—at worst, it could retrieve publicly available news articles or consume API quota.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'top headlines from NewsAPI' — a query operation that fetches news data with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs news_top_headlines 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 news_top_headlines, this is the rule to start with:
news_top_headlines 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 news_top_headlines call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about news_top_headlines
Get top headlines from NewsAPI. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
news_top_headlines accepts 5 parameters: q, api_key, country, category, pageSize. 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 news_top_headlines: 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.
news_top_headlines 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 news_top_headlines 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 news_top_headlines. 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.
news_top_headlines 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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