openaq_measurements
Get air quality measurements from OpenAQ.
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What openaq_measurements does on UnClick
AI agents call openaq_measurements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | |
date_to | string | — | |
date_from | string | — | |
parameter | string | — | |
location_id | number | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why openaq_measurements is rated Low
This tool performs a simple query/fetch operation against a public environmental data API. It retrieves existing measurement data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. No credentials appear to be at risk, and misuse would result in excessive API calls at worst, not unauthorized actions or data loss. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves air quality measurements from OpenAQ API. The verb 'Get' and the descriptive phrase 'Get air quality measurements' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs openaq_measurements 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_measurements, this is the rule to start with:
openaq_measurements 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_measurements call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about openaq_measurements
Get air quality measurements from OpenAQ. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
openaq_measurements accepts 5 parameters: limit, date_to, date_from, parameter, location_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 openaq_measurements: 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_measurements 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_measurements 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_measurements. 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_measurements 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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