Get detailed information about a specific client by MAC address.
AI agents call get_client to retrieve information from UniFi 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 information about a network client using a MAC address as a lookup key. It performs a read-only query operation similar to 'get' or 'fetch' operations. There is no data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial impact. The tool is informational only, making it a Read category risk with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_client' and description 'Get detailed information about a specific client by MAC address' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Get detailed information about a specific client by MAC address. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UniFi MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UniFi MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_client: 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 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_client 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_client 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_client. 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_client is provided by the UniFi MCP Server MCP server (nathan-bw/unifi-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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