Search for a movie and optionally add it to Radarr for monitoring. Use searchNow=false (default) to add without auto-downloading, letting you pick a release manually via movie_releases + movie_grab.
AI agents use movie_search to create or update resources in Mediabox MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mediabox MCP environment.
The primary action when used fully is adding a movie to Radarr for monitoring, which modifies the Radarr database/watchlist. While the search component is read-only, the optional add-to-Radarr functionality constitutes a reversible write operation.
From the tool's definition 'optionally add it to Radarr for monitoring' — the tool can add a movie to Radarr, which is a persistent write action; 'searchNow=false (default) to add without auto-downloading'
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access movie_search gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mediabox MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for movie_search:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"movie_search": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "movie_search_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}movie_search stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search for a movie and optionally add it to Radarr for monitoring. Use searchNow=false (default) to add without auto-downloading, letting you pick a release manually via movie_releases + movie_grab. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mediabox MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Mediabox MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for movie_search: 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 Mediabox MCP. Nothing to install.
movie_search is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the movie_search 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 movie_search. 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.
movie_search is provided by the Mediabox MCP server (juancmpdev/mediabox-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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