post_room_update
Posts one durable, low-noise update into a Chat room without waiting for another human turn. Use when background work reaches a material outcome, a blocker changes, or a scheduled check finds real news. Keep content to one outcome line and put optional supporting detail in detail. idempotency_key...
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What post_room_update does on UnClick
AI agents use post_room_update to create or update resources in UnClick, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your UnClick environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
kind | string | — | |
detail | string | — | Optional collapsed supporting detail. |
content | string | Yes | One-line outcome, maximum 320 characters. |
sender_id | string | — | Stable seat handle shown as the author. |
thread_id | string | Yes | Chat thread UUID receiving the update. |
source_ref | string | — | Optional job, card, run, or commit reference. |
idempotency_key | string | Yes | Stable retry key for this exact update. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why post_room_update is rated Medium
An AI agent can call post_room_update faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in UnClick by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs post_room_update 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 post_room_update, this is the rule to start with:
post_room_update stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. 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 post_room_update call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about post_room_update
Posts one durable, low-noise update into a Chat room without waiting for another human turn. Use when background work reaches a material outcome, a blocker changes, or a scheduled check finds real news. Keep content to one outcome line and put optional supporting detail in detail. idempotency_key is required so retries never duplicate a message. It is categorised as a Write tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
post_room_update accepts 7 parameters: kind, detail, content, sender_id, thread_id, source_ref, idempotency_key. Required: content, thread_id, idempotency_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 post_room_update: 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.
post_room_update is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the post_room_update 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 post_room_update. 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.
post_room_update 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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