AI agents call nasa_epic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
date | string | — | |
api_key | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves or queries data (Earth imagery) without modifying, executing code, deleting data, or causing financial transactions. It has no side effects beyond data retrieval. The blast radius of misuse is minimal since it only accesses public NASA Earth observation data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'nasa_epic' and description 'Get NASA EPIC Earth imagery' indicate a retrieval operation that fetches publicly available satellite imagery data from NASA's EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) API.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get NASA EPIC Earth imagery. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
nasa_epic accepts 2 parameters: date, api_key. 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 nasa_epic: 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.
nasa_epic 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 nasa_epic 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 nasa_epic. 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.
nasa_epic 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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