Critical-risk tools in Plex MCP Server
4 of the 54 tools in Plex MCP Server are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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clear_playlistDestructiveClear all items from a playlist (preview unless confirm=true; requires PLEX_ENABLE_MUTATIVE_OPS=true)
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delete_playlistDestructiveDelete a Plex playlist without deleting the underlying media (requires PLEX_ENABLE_MUTATIVE_OPS=true)
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remove_from_playlistDestructiveRemove an item from a playlist (requires PLEX_ENABLE_MUTATIVE_OPS=true)
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remove_from_watchlistDestructiveRemove a media item from watchlist (requires PLEX_ENABLE_MUTATIVE_OPS=true)
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.