AI agents call list_videos to retrieve information from Videoseek without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a query operation that retrieves and displays existing video metadata from the user's library. It has no capability to modify, delete, or execute actions on videos—it only returns a list of indexed items. The blast radius of misuse is minimal, as an agent could only enumerate videos the user already has access to.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_videos' and description 'List all indexed videos in your VideoSeek library' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all indexed videos in your VideoSeek library. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Videoseek MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Videoseek MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_videos: 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 Videoseek. Nothing to install.
list_videos 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 list_videos 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 list_videos. 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.
list_videos is provided by the Videoseek MCP server (kennyzheng-builds/videoseek-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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