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What holidays_next does on UnClick
AI agents call holidays_next 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
country_code | string | Yes | 2-letter ISO code |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why holidays_next is rated Low
This tool performs a pure read operation—it queries and returns information about upcoming public holidays for a specified country. There is no capability to modify, execute operations, delete data, or perform financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as the worst case would be retrieving holiday data that is already public information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'holidays_next' and description 'Get upcoming public holidays for a country' indicate a query operation that retrieves static reference data about public holidays with no side effects or data modifications.
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The rule that runs holidays_next 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 holidays_next, this is the rule to start with:
holidays_next 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 holidays_next call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about holidays_next
Get upcoming public holidays for a country. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
holidays_next accepts 1 parameter: country_code. Required: country_code. 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 holidays_next: 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.
holidays_next 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 holidays_next 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 holidays_next. 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.
holidays_next 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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