Get detailed info for a specific client by MAC address.
AI agents call unifi-client-detail 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 client information indexed by MAC address, which is a read operation with no side effects. Severity is medium rather than low because detailed client information in a network management context (MAC addresses, connection details, possibly traffic patterns) could be sensitive if accessed by an unauthorized agent, enabling reconnaissance or surveillance of network participants, though it does not…
From the tool's definition Tool name 'unifi-client-detail' and description 'Get detailed info for a specific client by MAC address' indicate a query operation that retrieves information without modification. The verb 'Get' and phrase 'detailed info' confirm read-only semantics.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed info for 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 unifi-client-detail: 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.
unifi-client-detail 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-client-detail 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-client-detail. 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-client-detail is provided by the UniFi MCP Server MCP server (philipvanlewis/unifi-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →