AI agents call gdelt_news_search 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Search query (keywords, phrases, or operators) |
maxrecords | number | — | Max articles to return (default 25, max 250) |
sourcelang | string | — | Filter by source language (e.g. 'english', 'spanish') |
enddatetime | string | — | End datetime YYYYMMDDHHMMSS (UTC) |
sourcecountry | string | — | Filter by source country code (e.g. 'US', 'GB', 'AU') |
startdatetime | string | — | Start datetime YYYYMMDDHHMMSS (UTC) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries and retrieves publicly available news data from the GDELT Project. It has no side effects, cannot modify data, execute code, delete information, or initiate financial transactions. The only capability is searching and reading news metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search global news' and 'Returns article titles, URLs, sources, dates, countries, and languages.' These are read-only retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (query)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search global news via the GDELT Project. Returns article titles, URLs, sources, dates, countries, and languages. No API key required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
gdelt_news_search accepts 6 parameters: query, maxrecords, sourcelang, enddatetime, sourcecountry, startdatetime. Required: query. 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 gdelt_news_search: 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.
gdelt_news_search 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 gdelt_news_search 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 gdelt_news_search. 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.
gdelt_news_search 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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