wikipedia_search
Search Wikipedia article titles. No key needed.
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What wikipedia_search does on UnClick
AI agents call wikipedia_search 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
lang | string | — | Wikipedia language code (default en) |
limit | number | — | Results to return (max 50, default 10) |
query | string | Yes | What to search for |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why wikipedia_search is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only search operation on Wikipedia. It retrieves or queries article titles without any side effects, data modification, code execution, or destructive capabilities. The description explicitly states it is a search function with no authentication required, confirming its purely informational nature.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'wikipedia_search' and description 'Search Wikipedia article titles' indicate a query operation that retrieves data without modification.
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The rule that runs wikipedia_search 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 wikipedia_search, this is the rule to start with:
wikipedia_search 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 wikipedia_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about wikipedia_search
Search Wikipedia article titles. No key needed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UnClick MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
wikipedia_search accepts 3 parameters: lang, limit, query. Required: query. 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 wikipedia_search: 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.
wikipedia_search 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 wikipedia_search 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 wikipedia_search. 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.
wikipedia_search 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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