check_links

What check_links does on GadgetHumans API Hub

AI agents call check_links to retrieve information from GadgetHumans API Hub without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why check_links is rated Low

This tool performs HTTP HEAD/GET requests to external URLs and returns status information. It is passive reconnaissance with no side effects, reversible operations, code execution, destructive actions, or financial implications. The only minor consideration is that frequent requests could be perceived as noisy, but the core function is information retrieval.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'check[s] all links on a page and report[s] their HTTP status codes' — a pure retrieval operation that queries the status of external resources without modifying, executing code, or deleting data.

The rule that runs check_links safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and GadgetHumans API Hub, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For check_links, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "check_links": {}
  }
}

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