get_news_by_date
AI agents call get_news_by_date to retrieve information from TrendRadar without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool name indicates a query operation to retrieve news filtered by date. Combined with the server's stated purpose of news aggregation and analysis, and the pattern of sibling tools which are all read-only operations (get_*, search_*, analyze_*), this is clearly a data retrieval tool with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_news_by_date' and sibling tools like 'get_latest_news', 'get_trending_topics', 'search_news' all follow read-only data retrieval patterns.
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get_news_by_date. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TrendRadar MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TrendRadar MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_news_by_date: 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 TrendRadar. Nothing to install.
get_news_by_date 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_news_by_date 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_news_by_date. 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_news_by_date is provided by the TrendRadar MCP server (lizouzt/trendradar). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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