AI agents call discord_read 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | |
before | string | — | |
bot_token | string | Yes | |
channel_id | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves messages from Discord without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It is a passive read operation with no side effects. Severity is low because reading messages has limited blast radius unless the channel contains highly sensitive information, but the tool itself performs no destructive or financial operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'discord_read' and description 'Read messages from a Discord channel' explicitly indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Read messages from a Discord channel. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
discord_read accepts 4 parameters: limit, before, bot_token, channel_id. Required: bot_token, channel_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 discord_read: 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.
discord_read 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 discord_read 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 discord_read. 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.
discord_read 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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