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What immich_get_album does on Crow
AI agents call immich_get_album to retrieve information from Crow without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why immich_get_album is rated Low
The tool fetches album metadata and associated assets from an Immich media library. This is a read-only operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could retrieve album information it shouldn't have access to, but cannot alter, delete, or damage data. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval operation: 'Get album details including asset list' performs a query that retrieves existing data without modification or deletion.
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The rule that runs immich_get_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_get_album, this is the rule to start with:
immich_get_album is read-only, so it stays allowed. 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_get_album call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about immich_get_album
Get album details including asset list. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for immich_get_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_get_album 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 immich_get_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_get_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_get_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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