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What advice_by_id does on UnClick
AI agents call advice_by_id 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
id | number | Yes | Advice slip ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why advice_by_id is rated Low
This tool retrieves a specific advice slip by ID from what appears to be a public advice API. The verb 'Get' clearly indicates a read-only operation that queries existing data without modification, deletion, or execution of code. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—retrieving advice text poses no risk of data loss, financial impact, or system compromise.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'advice_by_id' and description 'Get a specific advice slip by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs advice_by_id 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 advice_by_id, this is the rule to start with:
advice_by_id 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 advice_by_id call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about advice_by_id
Get a specific advice slip by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
advice_by_id accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: 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 advice_by_id: 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.
advice_by_id 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 advice_by_id 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 advice_by_id. 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.
advice_by_id is provided by the UnClick MCP server (@unclick/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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