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What yelp_search_businesses does on UnClick
AI agents call yelp_search_businesses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
term | string | — | |
limit | number | — | |
api_key | string | — | |
latitude | number | — | |
location | string | — | |
longitude | number | — | |
categories | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why yelp_search_businesses is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries business information from Yelp without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'yelp_search_businesses' and description 'Search for businesses on Yelp' indicate a query/search operation with no side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs yelp_search_businesses 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 yelp_search_businesses, this is the rule to start with:
yelp_search_businesses 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 yelp_search_businesses call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about yelp_search_businesses
Search for businesses on Yelp. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
yelp_search_businesses accepts 7 parameters: term, limit, api_key, latitude, location, longitude, categories. 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 yelp_search_businesses: 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.
yelp_search_businesses 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 yelp_search_businesses 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 yelp_search_businesses. 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.
yelp_search_businesses 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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