cat_api_random_image
Get a random cat image from The Cat API.
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What cat_api_random_image does on UnClick
AI agents call cat_api_random_image 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.
Why cat_api_random_image is rated Low
This tool queries an external API (The Cat API) to retrieve a random cat image. It performs a read-only operation that retrieves data without side effects, creating, modifying, or deleting resources. The action is harmless data retrieval with no security or operational risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get a random cat image' - a retrieval operation with no mutation, deletion, execution, or financial impact.
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The rule that runs cat_api_random_image 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 cat_api_random_image, this is the rule to start with:
cat_api_random_image 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 cat_api_random_image call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cat_api_random_image
Get a random cat image from The Cat API. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UnClick MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cat_api_random_image: 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.
cat_api_random_image 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 cat_api_random_image 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 cat_api_random_image. 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.
cat_api_random_image 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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