triviadb_questions
Get trivia questions from Open Trivia Database by category, difficulty, or type.
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What triviadb_questions does on UnClick
AI agents call triviadb_questions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
type | string | — | Question type: multiple (4 choices) or boolean (true/false). |
amount | number | — | Number of questions (default 5, max 50). |
category | number | — | Category ID (use triviadb_categories to list them). |
difficulty | string | — | Difficulty: easy, medium, or hard. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why triviadb_questions is rated Low
This tool retrieves trivia questions based on filtering parameters (category, difficulty, type) but performs no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is negligible—an AI could at worst retrieve many trivia questions, which has no security or operational impact.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Get trivia questions' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations. The verb 'Get' combined with 'from' indicates a read-only query to a trivia database.
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The rule that runs triviadb_questions 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 triviadb_questions, this is the rule to start with:
triviadb_questions 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 triviadb_questions call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about triviadb_questions
Get trivia questions from Open Trivia Database by category, difficulty, or type. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
triviadb_questions accepts 4 parameters: type, amount, category, difficulty. 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 triviadb_questions: 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.
triviadb_questions 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 triviadb_questions 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 triviadb_questions. 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.
triviadb_questions 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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