discover_movies

Get popular, top rated, upcoming, and now playing movies

Server Yarr Media Stack mcpnexus-registry/yarr
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What discover_movies does on Yarr Media Stack

AI agents call discover_movies to retrieve information from Yarr Media Stack without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why discover_movies needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries movie information from media services without side effects. It performs read-only operations against a media database or API, returning information about movies. There is no capability to modify data, execute commands, delete content, or move money. The low severity reflects that misuse would only result in unwanted information retrieval, not system damage or unauthorized actions.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get popular, top rated, upcoming, and now playing movies' - purely retrieval of movie data with no modification, creation, deletion, or execution capabilities.

Questions about discover_movies

What does the discover_movies tool do? +

Get popular, top rated, upcoming, and now playing movies. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Yarr Media Stack MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on discover_movies? +

Register the Yarr Media Stack MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for discover_movies: 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 Yarr Media Stack. Nothing to install.

What risk level is discover_movies? +

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

Can I rate-limit discover_movies? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the discover_movies 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 discover_movies completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for discover_movies. 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 discover_movies? +

discover_movies is provided by the Yarr Media Stack MCP server (mcpnexus-registry/yarr). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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