AI agents call guardian_get_article 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
api_key | string | — | |
article_id | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool fetches a single article from The Guardian by its identifier. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of retrieving published news content with no ability to modify, delete, or trigger external operations classifies this as a Read operation. The severity is low as retrieval of public news articles poses minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'guardian_get_article' and description 'Get a specific Guardian article by ID' indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification or side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a specific Guardian article by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
guardian_get_article accepts 2 parameters: api_key, article_id. Required: article_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 guardian_get_article: 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.
guardian_get_article 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 guardian_get_article 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 guardian_get_article. 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.
guardian_get_article 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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