get_video_properties

What get_video_properties does on Video Still Capture MCP

AI agents call get_video_properties to retrieve information from Video Still Capture MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_video_properties is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about camera/video source properties without making any changes to the system, capturing frames, or executing arbitrary code. It is a straightforward query operation with minimal security impact. Severity is low because even if misused, an attacker only gains read access to video device configuration metadata, not the ability to capture images, control hardware, or cause damage.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_video_properties' and description 'Get properties of the video source' indicate a retrieval operation with no modifications.

The rule that runs get_video_properties safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Video Still Capture MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_video_properties, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_video_properties": {}
  }
}

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