search_movies
Search the Blu-ray movie database by title, director, actor, or keywords.
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What search_movies does on Suche
AI agents call search_movies to retrieve information from Suche without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Maximum number of results (1-25, default 10) |
query | string | Yes | Search query (movie title, director, actor, or keywords) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why search_movies is rated Low
This tool only retrieves or queries existing movie data from a database. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations — it simply returns search results based on user-supplied criteria. This is a low-severity read operation with minimal risk of misuse.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search the Blu-ray movie database by title, director, actor, or keywords' — this is a search/query operation that retrieves data with no side effects.
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The rule that runs search_movies safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Suche, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_movies, this is the rule to start with:
search_movies is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Suche, apply this rule, and every search_movies call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about search_movies
Search the Blu-ray movie database by title, director, actor, or keywords. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Suche MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_movies accepts 2 parameters: limit, query. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Suche MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_movies: 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 Suche. Nothing to install.
search_movies is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_movies 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 search_movies. 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.
search_movies is provided by the Suche MCP server (https://mcp.bluraysuchmaschine.de/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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