country_by_currency
Get countries by currency from REST Countries.
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What country_by_currency does on UnClick
AI agents call country_by_currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
currency | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why country_by_currency is rated Low
This tool performs a simple lookup query against a reference database (REST Countries API) to return a list of countries that use a given currency. It retrieves existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any code. There is no financial transaction, destructive action, or code execution involved. This is a classic Read operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate a data retrieval operation: 'Get countries by currency from REST Countries.' The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of querying a public reference API confirm this is a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs country_by_currency 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 country_by_currency, this is the rule to start with:
country_by_currency 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 country_by_currency call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about country_by_currency
Get countries by currency from REST Countries. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
country_by_currency accepts 1 parameter: currency. Required: currency. 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 country_by_currency: 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.
country_by_currency 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 country_by_currency 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 country_by_currency. 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.
country_by_currency 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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