unifi_location_timeline
Query events across all connected UniFi products (Network, Protect, Access)
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What unifi_location_timeline does on UniFi Access MCP
AI agents call unifi_location_timeline to retrieve information from UniFi Access MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why unifi_location_timeline is rated Low
This tool retrieves event data from UniFi systems without modifying, deleting, or executing commands. However, severity is elevated to medium rather than low because timeline and location data from access control systems could reveal sensitive information about physical movement patterns, door access history, and visitor presence—information that could be exploited if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'unifi_location_timeline' and description 'Query events across all connected UniFi products' indicates a query/retrieval operation with no data modification stated. The verb 'Query' explicitly denotes a read-only operation.
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The rule that runs unifi_location_timeline safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and UniFi Access MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For unifi_location_timeline, this is the rule to start with:
unifi_location_timeline 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 UniFi Access MCP, apply this rule, and every unifi_location_timeline call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about unifi_location_timeline
Query events across all connected UniFi products (Network, Protect, Access). It is categorised as a Read tool in the UniFi Access MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UniFi Access MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for unifi_location_timeline: 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 UniFi Access MCP. Nothing to install.
unifi_location_timeline 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 unifi_location_timeline 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 unifi_location_timeline. 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.
unifi_location_timeline is provided by the UniFi Access MCP server (pypi:unifi-protect-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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