Get media details. Single/batch with level control (basic/standard/full).
AI agents call get_media_details to retrieve information from Overseerr MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about media items in Overseerr without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a straightforward query operation with configurable detail levels. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve excessive data but cannot alter system state, trigger external operations, or cause irreversible damage.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_media_details' and description 'Get media details' indicate data retrieval. No modification, deletion, or execution keywords present. Level control (basic/standard/full) is a read-depth parameter, not a write operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_media_details gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Overseerr MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_media_details:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_media_details": {}
}
}get_media_details is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get media details. Single/batch with level control (basic/standard/full). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Overseerr MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Overseerr MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_media_details: 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 Overseerr MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_media_details 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 get_media_details 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 get_media_details. 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.
get_media_details is provided by the Overseerr MCP Server MCP server (jhomen368/overseerr-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Overseerr MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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