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What swapi_get_person does on UnClick
AI agents call swapi_get_person 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Character ID (e.g. 1 for Luke Skywalker) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why swapi_get_person is rated Low
This tool retrieves public Star Wars character data by identifier. It performs a read-only query with no capability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The data retrieved is public and non-sensitive. Misuse would have minimal blast radius—an agent could at worst perform excessive queries, which is a minor concern. This is clearly a Read category tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'swapi_get_person' and description 'Get a Star Wars character by ID' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and the API endpoint pattern (SWAPI is the Star Wars Public API) confirm this is a query/fetch operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs swapi_get_person 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 swapi_get_person, this is the rule to start with:
swapi_get_person is read-only, so it stays allowed. 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 swapi_get_person call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about swapi_get_person
Get a Star Wars character by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
swapi_get_person accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. 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 swapi_get_person: 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.
swapi_get_person 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 swapi_get_person 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 swapi_get_person. 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.
swapi_get_person 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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