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What virustotal_url_report does on UnClick
AI agents call virustotal_url_report 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
url | string | — | |
api_key | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why virustotal_url_report is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query against VirusTotal's database to retrieve security analysis results for a URL. It has no side effects, cannot modify data, and poses minimal risk when used by an AI agent. The worst misuse scenario would be scanning URLs to gather intelligence, which is low-severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'report' and description states 'Get a VirusTotal report for a URL' — purely retrieves and queries existing threat analysis data without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url) · Handles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs virustotal_url_report 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 virustotal_url_report, this is the rule to start with:
virustotal_url_report 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 virustotal_url_report call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about virustotal_url_report
Get a VirusTotal report for a URL. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
virustotal_url_report accepts 2 parameters: url, api_key. 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 virustotal_url_report: 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.
virustotal_url_report 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 virustotal_url_report 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 virustotal_url_report. 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.
virustotal_url_report 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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