fishwatch_species
List all fish species with sustainability data from NOAA FishWatch.
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What fishwatch_species does on UnClick
AI agents call fishwatch_species 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 fishwatch_species is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query to retrieve and display fish species information and sustainability metrics. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial implications. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent could at worst retrieve large amounts of publicly available data, which poses no security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'List all fish species with sustainability data from NOAA FishWatch' — a straightforward data retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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The rule that runs fishwatch_species 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 fishwatch_species, this is the rule to start with:
fishwatch_species 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 fishwatch_species call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about fishwatch_species
List all fish species with sustainability data from NOAA FishWatch. 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 fishwatch_species: 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.
fishwatch_species 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 fishwatch_species 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 fishwatch_species. 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.
fishwatch_species 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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