Get a Product Hunt topic by ID or slug. Returns cleaned data in TOON format.
AI agents call get_topic to retrieve information from Product Hunt MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves topic information from Product Hunt's API without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval function analogous to other 'get_*' tools on the same server (get_post, get_comment, get_user, etc.), which are all read-only queries. No data is created, modified, or destroyed.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_topic' and description 'Get a Product Hunt topic by ID or slug' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' combined with 'Returns cleaned data' confirms this is a query function with no side effects.
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Get a Product Hunt topic by ID or slug. Returns cleaned data in TOON format. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Product Hunt MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Product Hunt MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_topic: 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 Product Hunt MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_topic 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 get_topic 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 get_topic. 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.
get_topic is provided by the Product Hunt MCP Server MCP server (jing-yilin/producthunt-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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