# news_top_headlines

Get top headlines from NewsAPI.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `news_top_headlines`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-malamutemayhem-unclick-mcp-server/news-top-headlines

## Facts

- Tool: `news_top_headlines`
- Server: UnClick (`@unclick/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-malamutemayhem-unclick-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y @unclick/mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/malamutemayhem/unclick-agent-native-endpoints.git
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 5
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | no |  |
| `api_key` | string | no |  |
| `country` | string | no |  |
| `category` | string | no |  |
| `pageSize` | number | no |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "news_top_headlines",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why news_top_headlines is rated Low

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 own 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 signals: Handles credentials or secrets (api_key)

## Use case

AI agents call news_top_headlines 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches UnClick:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "news_top_headlines": {}
  }
}
```

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