photos_create_album
Create a new photo album.
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What photos_create_album does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents use photos_create_album to create or update resources in AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | Yes | Name for the new album |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why photos_create_album is rated Medium
This tool creates a new album object within Nextcloud's photo management system. Album creation is a reversible write operation—albums can be deleted or modified later. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or involve financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'photos_create_album' combined with description 'Create a new photo album' indicates data creation. The verb 'Create' and the action of establishing a new album resource represent reversible write operations.
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The rule that runs photos_create_album safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For photos_create_album, this is the rule to start with:
photos_create_album stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, apply this rule, and every photos_create_album call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about photos_create_album
Create a new photo album. It is categorised as a Write tool in the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
photos_create_album accepts 1 parameter: name. Required: name. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for photos_create_album: 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server. Nothing to install.
photos_create_album is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the photos_create_album 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 photos_create_album. 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.
photos_create_album is provided by the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server (elgorro/aiquila). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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