Search movies/TV with single/batch/dedupe modes. Dedupe returns actionable status for batch processing.\n
AI agents call search_media 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 is a pure search/discovery function that retrieves media information without side effects. It enables querying the Overseerr system to find movies and TV shows. The dedupe mode provides comparison data to support batch processing workflows but does not execute requests, modify state, or delete data. This is consistent with the Read category for search and query operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_media' and description 'Search movies/TV' indicates retrieval/query operation. No mention of modification, deletion, or execution of code/commands.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_media 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 search_media:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_media": {}
}
}search_media is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search movies/TV with single/batch/dedupe modes. Dedupe returns actionable status for batch processing.\n. 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 search_media: 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.
search_media 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_media 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_media. 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_media 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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