crow_media_refresh
Trigger an immediate feed refresh for one or all sources
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What crow_media_refresh does on Crow
AI agents invoke crow_media_refresh to trigger actions in Crow. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why crow_media_refresh is rated High
This tool executes an operation that refreshes feed data from external sources. While not destructive or financial, it triggers an external process whose effects depend on which sources are targeted. Misuse could flood upstream APIs, consume resources, or trigger unintended integrations.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'trigger' (via 'Trigger an immediate feed refresh'), which indicates it initiates an external operation.
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The rule that runs crow_media_refresh safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crow, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For crow_media_refresh, this is the rule to start with:
crow_media_refresh stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crow, apply this rule, and every crow_media_refresh call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about crow_media_refresh
Trigger an immediate feed refresh for one or all sources. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crow_media_refresh: 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 Crow. Nothing to install.
crow_media_refresh is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the crow_media_refresh 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 crow_media_refresh. 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.
crow_media_refresh is provided by the Crow MCP server (kh0pper/crow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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