AI agents call virustotal_scan_ip 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ip | string | Yes | |
api_key | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries VirusTotal's API to retrieve a security report for a given IP address. It is a read-only operation that retrieves and presents data without causing side effects. While the data concerns security threats, the tool itself performs no destructive, financial, or code-execution actions. The user agent gains informational intelligence but cannot directly harm systems through this tool alone.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'virustotal_scan_ip' and description 'Get a VirusTotal report for an IP address' indicate retrieval of existing threat intelligence data with no modifications, deletions, or external state changes.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (api_key)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a VirusTotal report for an IP address. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
virustotal_scan_ip accepts 2 parameters: ip, api_key. Required: ip. 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_ip: 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_ip 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_ip 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_ip. 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_ip 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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