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What immich_create_album does on Crow
AI agents use immich_create_album to create or update resources in Crow, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Crow environment.
Why immich_create_album is rated Medium
This tool creates new data (a photo album) in a reversible manner. Users can delete or modify albums after creation, making it a Write operation rather than Destructive. The severity is medium because misuse could lead to creation of unwanted albums or organizational clutter, but the impact is limited to the photo management system and does not affect financial systems, user authentication, or irreversible data loss.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate 'Create a new photo album' which is a write operation that creates and persists new data in the photo management system.
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The rule that runs immich_create_album 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 immich_create_album, this is the rule to start with:
immich_create_album 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crow, apply this rule, and every immich_create_album call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about immich_create_album
Create a new photo album. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for immich_create_album: 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.
immich_create_album 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 immich_create_album 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 immich_create_album. 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.
immich_create_album 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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