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What immich_list_albums does on Crow
AI agents call immich_list_albums 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_list_albums is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays existing photo album data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The verb 'list' is explicitly a retrieval action. The blast radius if misused by an AI agent is minimal—worst case, it exposes the existence and names of albums the user has organized.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'immich_list_albums' and description 'List all photo albums' indicate a read-only query operation with no data modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs immich_list_albums 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_list_albums, this is the rule to start with:
immich_list_albums 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_list_albums call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about immich_list_albums
List all photo albums. 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_list_albums: 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_list_albums 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_list_albums 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_list_albums. 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_list_albums 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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