list_photos

List photos in an album with metadata. Use list_albums to find album names first.

SERVERAirMCP SOURCEairmcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/heznpc-airmcp/list-photos.md

WHAT IT DOES

What list_photos does on AirMCP

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

RISK

Why list_photos is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves photo metadata from an album without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a passive read operation with minimal security risk—the blast radius of misuse is limited to unauthorized data access/viewing of photo information already stored locally on the user's system.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_photos' and description 'List photos in an album with metadata' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external commands.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs list_photos safely

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

list_photos Allowed

list_photos is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect AirMCP, apply this rule, and every list_photos call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about list_photos

What does the list_photos tool do? +

List photos in an album with metadata. Use list_albums to find album names first. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AirMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on list_photos? +

Register the Air MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_photos: 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 AirMCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is list_photos? +

list_photos is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit list_photos? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_photos 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.

How do I block list_photos completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_photos. 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.

What MCP server provides list_photos? +

list_photos is provided by the Air MCP server (airmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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