AI agents call podcast_recent_episodes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
max | number | — | |
api_key | string | — | |
api_secret | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries and retrieves podcast episode data from an external service (Podcast Index). It performs a read-only operation that fetches information without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—at worst an agent could make excessive requests or scrape data, but no data is at risk of being modified or deleted, and no financial or execution-based risks are present.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'podcast_recent_episodes' and description 'Get recent podcast episodes from Podcast Index' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get recent podcast episodes from Podcast Index. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
podcast_recent_episodes accepts 3 parameters: max, api_key, api_secret. 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 podcast_recent_episodes: 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.
podcast_recent_episodes 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 podcast_recent_episodes 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 podcast_recent_episodes. 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.
podcast_recent_episodes 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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