// MCP TOOL REFERENCE

CLOUDINARY ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOLS

26 tools from the Cloudinary Asset Management MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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// ALL 26 CLOUDINARY ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOLS

READ 13 tools

Read describe_tool_input Get the input schema for one or more tools. It is a good idea to call this tool first to understand how to ... Read download-asset-backup Download a backup copy of an asset Read get-asset-details Get resource by asset ID Returns the details of a single resource specified by its asset ID. Read get-tx-reference Get Cloudinary transformation rules documentation from official docs \uD83D\uDEA8 WHEN TO USE: - MANDATORY... Read get-usage-details Retrieves comprehensive usage metrics and account statistics A report on the status of product environment... Read list_tools List available tools. Optionally filter by search terms that match against tool name, description, and scopes. Read list-files Get raw assets Retrieves a list of raw assets. Results can be filtered by various criteria like tags, pref... Read list-images Get image assets Retrieves a list of image assets. Results can be filtered by various criteria like tags, ... Read list-tags Retrieves a list of tags currently applied to assets in your Cloudinary account Retrieves a comprehensive ... Read list-videos Get video assets Retrieves a list of video assets. Results can be filtered by various criteria like tags, ... Read search-assets Provides a powerful query interface to filter and retrieve assets and their details Returns a list of reso... Read search-folders Searches for folders whose attributes match a given expression Lists the folders that match the specified ... Read visual-search-assets Finds images in your asset library based on visual similarity or content Returns a list of resources that ...

WRITE 7 tools

Write asset-rename Updates an existing asset Write asset-update Updates an existing asset Write create-asset-relations Add related assets by asset ID Relates an asset to other assets by their asset IDs, an immutable identifie... Write create-folder Creates a new empty folder in your Cloudinary media library Creates a new folder at the specified path Write generate-archive Creates an archive (ZIP or TGZ file) that contains a set of assets from your product environment. Creates ... Write move-folder Renames or moves an entire folder (along with all assets it contains) to a new location Renames or moves a... Write upload-asset Uploads media assets (images, videos, raw files) to your Cloudinary product environment Uploads media asse...

DESTRUCTIVE 4 tools

Destructive delete-asset Delete asset by asset ID Deletes an asset using its immutable asset ID. Destructive delete-asset-relations Delete asset relations by asset ID Unrelates the asset from other assets, specified by their asset IDs, an... Destructive delete-derived-assets Delete derived resources Deletes derived resources by derived resource ID Destructive delete-folder Deletes an existing folder from your media library Deletes a folder and all assets within it.

EXECUTE 2 tools

Execute execute_tool Execute a tool by name with its arguments. If executing a given tool for the first time, it is recommended ... Execute transform-asset Generate derived transformations for existing assets using Cloudinary

// FAQ

How many tools does the Cloudinary Asset Management MCP server have? +

The Cloudinary Asset Management MCP server exposes 26 tools across 4 categories: Read, Write, Destructive, Execute.

How do I enforce policies on Cloudinary Asset Management tools? +

Route the Cloudinary Asset Management server through the PolicyLayer gateway. Define allow, deny, or approval rules per tool in the dashboard — they are enforced on every call before it reaches the server.

What risk categories do Cloudinary Asset Management tools fall into? +

Cloudinary Asset Management tools are categorised as Read (13), Write (7), Destructive (4), Execute (2). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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