AI agents call virustotal_scan_domain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
domain | string | Yes | |
api_key | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves and reports data from VirusTotal's scanning service without side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, execute commands, or commit financial obligations. The action is a simple lookup/fetch operation that reads threat intelligence data, making it a Read category tool.
From the tool's definition The tool 'virustotal_scan_domain' with description 'Get a VirusTotal report for a domain' performs a retrieval operation.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a VirusTotal report for a domain. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
virustotal_scan_domain accepts 2 parameters: domain, api_key. Required: domain. 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 virustotal_scan_domain: 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.
virustotal_scan_domain 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 virustotal_scan_domain 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 virustotal_scan_domain. 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.
virustotal_scan_domain 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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