Get detailed information about a video file
AI agents call get-video-info to retrieve information from Mcp Ffmpeg without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns properties of an existing video file (duration, resolution, codec, bitrate, etc.) without modifying, executing operations on, or destructively affecting the file. It is purely informational and poses minimal security risk even if invoked by an AI agent with malicious intent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-video-info' and description 'Get detailed information about a video file' indicate retrieval of metadata without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about a video file. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Ffmpeg MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Ffmpeg MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-video-info: 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 Ffmpeg. Nothing to install.
get-video-info 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 get-video-info 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 get-video-info. 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.
get-video-info is provided by the Mcp Ffmpeg MCP server (mcp-ffmpeg). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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