AI agents call reddit_read 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
t | string | — | hour, day, week, month, year, all |
sort | string | — | hot, new, top, rising |
after | string | — | |
limit | number | — | |
subreddit | string | Yes | |
access_token | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool only retrieves publicly available data from Reddit. It performs a query operation with no ability to create, modify, delete, or execute arbitrary actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could only retrieve posts that are already public, posing no data integrity or security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'read' and description states 'Read posts from a Reddit subreddit' — explicitly a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (access_token)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Read posts from a Reddit subreddit. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
reddit_read accepts 6 parameters: t, sort, after, limit, subreddit, access_token. Required: subreddit, access_token. 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 reddit_read: 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.
reddit_read 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 reddit_read 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 reddit_read. 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.
reddit_read 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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