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image_recognition

Analyze and describe images using Google Gemini AI

How to control image_recognition ↓

What image_recognition does on MCP Video Recognition Server

AI agents call image_recognition to retrieve information from MCP Video Recognition Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why image_recognition needs a policy

This tool performs image analysis and description, which is a read-only operation that queries data (the image content) and returns analysis results without side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. The confidence is high because the description clearly indicates a passive analysis function.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'image_recognition' and description 'Analyze and describe images using Google Gemini AI' indicate data retrieval and analysis with no modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary code.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access image_recognition gives an agent:

How to control image_recognition

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Video Recognition Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for image_recognition:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "image_recognition": {}
  }
}

image_recognition is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register MCP Video Recognition Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about image_recognition

What does the image_recognition tool do? +

Analyze and describe images using Google Gemini AI. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Video Recognition Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on image_recognition? +

Register the MCP Video Recognition Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for image_recognition: 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 MCP Video Recognition Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is image_recognition? +

image_recognition is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit image_recognition? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the image_recognition 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.

How do I block image_recognition completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for image_recognition. 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.

What MCP server provides image_recognition? +

image_recognition is provided by the MCP Video Recognition Server MCP server (mario-andreschak/mcp_video_recognition). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every MCP Video Recognition Server tool call.

Start from MCP Video Recognition Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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