AI agents call news_top_headlines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | — | |
api_key | string | — | |
country | string | — | |
category | string | — | |
pageSize | number | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves news headlines from an external API without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read-only query that returns information. Even if an AI agent misused this tool, the blast radius is minimal since it only accesses publicly available news data with no capability to alter state, execute code, or affect financial systems.
From the tool's definition Tool performs a retrieval operation - 'Get top headlines from NewsAPI'. The description uses the verb 'Get', which indicates a data query with no side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get top headlines from NewsAPI. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
news_top_headlines accepts 5 parameters: q, api_key, country, category, pageSize. 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 news_top_headlines: 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.
news_top_headlines 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 news_top_headlines 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 news_top_headlines. 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.
news_top_headlines 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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