# GOOGLESUPER_GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD

Downloads a media item from Google Photos and returns it as a file.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `GOOGLESUPER_GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-get-media-item-download

## Facts

- Tool: `GOOGLESUPER_GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD`
- Server: Google Super (`googlesuper`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper.md
- Install: `npx -y googlesuper`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/googlesuper
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mediaItemId` | string | no | ID of the media item to download |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "GOOGLESUPER_GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why GOOGLESUPER_GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD is rated Low

This tool retrieves and downloads existing media content from Google Photos. It performs a read-only operation with no side effects—the media item is not modified, deleted, or created. While downloading media could potentially expose private data, the core action is retrieval (Read category).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD' and description 'Downloads a media item from Google Photos and returns it as a file' indicate retrieval of existing data without modification or deletion."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Google Super:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "GOOGLESUPER_GET_MEDIA_ITEM_DOWNLOAD": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Google Super (199)

- `GOOGLESUPER_BATCH_DELETE_MESSAGES` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-batch-delete-messages.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_CALENDARS_DELETE` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-calendars-delete.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_CLEAR_BASIC_FILTER` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-clear-basic-filter.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_CLEAR_CALENDAR` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-clear-calendar.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_CLEAR_TASKS` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-clear-tasks.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_CLEAR_VALUES` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-clear-values.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_COMMENT` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-comment.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_CONTENT_RANGE` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-content-range.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_DIMENSION` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-dimension.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_DRAFT` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-draft.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_DRIVE` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-drive.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_EVENT` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-event.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_FOOTER` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-footer.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_HEADER` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-header.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_MESSAGE` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-message.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_NAMED_RANGE` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-named-range.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_PERMISSION` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-permission.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_REPLY` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-reply.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_SHEET` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-sheet.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_TABLE` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-table.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_TABLE_COLUMN` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-table-column.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_TABLE_ROW` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-table-row.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_TASK` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-task.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_DELETE_TASK_LIST` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-delete-task-list.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_EMPTY_TRASH` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-empty-trash.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_GOOGLE_DRIVE_DELETE_FOLDER_OR_FILE_ACTION` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-google-drive-delete-folder-or-file-action.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_MOVE_TO_TRASH` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-move-to-trash.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_EVENTS_WATCH` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-events-watch.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_EXECUTE_SQL` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-execute-sql.md
- `GOOGLESUPER_QUERY_TABLE` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper/googlesuper-query-table.md
- …and 169 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/googlesuper.md

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=googlesuper · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/googlesuper