openaq_air_quality
Get air quality data for a location from OpenAQ.
This record as markdown: /tools/creativelead-unclick/openaq-air-quality.md
What openaq_air_quality does on UnClick
AI agents call openaq_air_quality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
city | string | — | |
limit | number | — | |
country | string | — | |
parameter | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why openaq_air_quality is rated Low
This tool queries environmental air quality information from OpenAQ and returns data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a straightforward read operation that retrieves publicly available sensor data. Low severity because misuse would only result in excessive queries or information gathering, with no blast radius for harm.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Get air quality data for a location' which is a data retrieval operation with no side effects or modifications.
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The rule that runs openaq_air_quality 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 openaq_air_quality, this is the rule to start with:
openaq_air_quality 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 openaq_air_quality call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about openaq_air_quality
Get air quality data for a location from OpenAQ. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
openaq_air_quality accepts 4 parameters: city, limit, country, parameter. 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 openaq_air_quality: 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.
openaq_air_quality 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 openaq_air_quality 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 openaq_air_quality. 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.
openaq_air_quality 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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