AI agents call espn_news 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 | — | |
sport | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves public sports news from ESPN. It performs a query/fetch operation without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any code. There is no financial impact, destructive capability, or external command execution. The only minor risk is potential API rate limiting or information disclosure of user behavior (news interests), which is typical for Read operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'espn_news' and description 'Get ESPN sports news' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get ESPN sports news. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
espn_news accepts 2 parameters: limit, sport. 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 espn_news: 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.
espn_news 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 espn_news 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 espn_news. 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.
espn_news 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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