podcast_recent_episodes
Get recent podcast episodes from Podcast Index.
This record as markdown: /tools/creativelead-unclick/podcast-recent-episodes.md
What podcast_recent_episodes does on UnClick
AI agents call podcast_recent_episodes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
max | number | — | |
api_key | string | — | |
api_secret | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why podcast_recent_episodes is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves data (podcast episodes) from an external service without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation that returns information to the user, similar to a search or fetch operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'podcast_recent_episodes' and description 'Get recent podcast episodes from Podcast Index' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs podcast_recent_episodes 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 podcast_recent_episodes, this is the rule to start with:
podcast_recent_episodes 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 podcast_recent_episodes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about podcast_recent_episodes
Get recent podcast episodes from Podcast Index. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
podcast_recent_episodes accepts 3 parameters: max, api_key, api_secret. 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 podcast_recent_episodes: 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.
podcast_recent_episodes 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 podcast_recent_episodes 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 podcast_recent_episodes. 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.
podcast_recent_episodes 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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