Search for TV shows and series by title
AI agents call search_tv_shows to retrieve information from Tmdb without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a search operation against TMDB's TV show database, returning results based on a title parameter. It is a straightforward read operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute arbitrary code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve excessive or unwanted search results, which poses no security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_tv_shows' and description 'Search for TV shows and series by title' indicate a query operation that retrieves data without modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_tv_shows gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Tmdb, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_tv_shows:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_tv_shows": {}
}
}search_tv_shows is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search for TV shows and series by title. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tmdb MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tmdb MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_tv_shows: 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 Tmdb. Nothing to install.
search_tv_shows 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 search_tv_shows 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 search_tv_shows. 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.
search_tv_shows is provided by the Tmdb MCP server (laksh-star/mcp-server-tmdb). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Tmdb, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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