AI agents call amber_current_price to retrieve information from UnClick without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
api_key | string | — | |
site_id | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries real-time pricing data from an Amber energy site and returns information without modifying any state, executing external operations, or creating financial obligations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent—returning incorrect or stale price data would be a factual error, not a harmful action.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'amber_current_price' and description 'Get the current electricity price' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and context of querying a current price value shows no data modification, deletion, or side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current electricity price for an Amber site. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
amber_current_price accepts 2 parameters: api_key, site_id. Required: site_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 amber_current_price: 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.
amber_current_price 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 amber_current_price 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 amber_current_price. 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.
amber_current_price 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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