# shodan_host_info

Get Shodan information for a specific IP address.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `shodan_host_info`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/shodan-host-info

## Facts

- Tool: `shodan_host_info`
- Server: UnClick (`creativelead/unclick`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/creativelead/unclick
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ip` | string | no |  |
| `api_key` | string | no |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "shodan_host_info",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why shodan_host_info is rated Low

This tool queries the Shodan service to retrieve publicly available information about a host/IP address. It is purely informational and does not modify data, execute code, delete information, or move money. However, severity is elevated to 'medium' because IP intelligence data can be misused for reconnaissance, enabling attacks or harassment campaigns if combined with other tools or malicious intent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Get Shodan information for a specific IP address' — a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external systems."

Risk signals: Handles credentials or secrets (api_key)

## Use case

AI agents call shodan_host_info 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches UnClick:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "shodan_host_info": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on UnClick (450)

- `email_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/email-delete.md
- `instapaper_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/instapaper-action.md
- `raindrop_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/raindrop-action.md
- `telegram_manage_chat` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/telegram-manage-chat.md
- `vault_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/vault-action.md
- `csuite_analyze` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/csuite-analyze.md
- `mastodon_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/mastodon-action.md
- `slack_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/slack-action.md
- `text_transform` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/text-transform.md
- `unclick_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/unclick-call.md
- `unclick_generate_qr` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/unclick-generate-qr.md
- `unclick_hash` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/unclick-hash.md
- `unclick_parse_csv` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/unclick-parse-csv.md
- `unclick_transform_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/unclick-transform-text.md
- `urlscan_scan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/urlscan-scan.md
- `virustotal_scan_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/virustotal-scan-url.md
- `wise_create_quote` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/wise-create-quote.md
- `calc_compound_interest` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/calc-compound-interest.md
- `color_convert` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/color-convert.md
- `convert_area` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/convert-area.md
- `convert_data_storage` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/convert-data-storage.md
- `convert_length` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/convert-length.md
- `convert_speed` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/convert-speed.md
- `convert_temperature` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/convert-temperature.md
- `convert_volume` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/convert-volume.md
- `convert_weight` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/convert-weight.md
- `datetime_add_to_date` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/datetime-add-to-date.md
- `datetime_convert_timezone` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/datetime-convert-timezone.md
- `random_flip_coin` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/random-flip-coin.md
- `random_roll_dice` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick/random-roll-dice.md
- …and 420 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/creativelead-unclick.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=creativelead-unclick · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/creativelead-unclick