view_note_images_tool

What view_note_images_tool does on Obsidian MCP Server

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

Why view_note_images_tool is rated Low

This tool retrieves or displays images embedded in or linked to notes without modifying data. It has no side effects—purely a query/retrieval operation. Confidence is moderate rather than high due to the empty description, which leaves some ambiguity about whether it could have secondary effects (e.g., caching, metadata updates), but the name and server context strongly suggest it is a read-only accessor.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'view_note_images_tool' indicates retrieval of images associated with notes. The server description emphasizes 'reading' as a core capability alongside creating and managing notes.

The rule that runs view_note_images_tool safely

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

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

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