Get photos uploaded by a specific Unsplash user/photographer. Retrieve the portfolio of a photographer. Use unsplash_search_users first to find usernames. Args: - username (string): Unsplash username - page (number): Page number for pagination (default: 1) - per_page (number): Results per page, 1...
AI agents call unsplash_get_user_photos to retrieve information from Unsplash MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs data retrieval only—it fetches and displays publicly available photographer portfolios from Unsplash. There are no mutations, deletions, financial transactions, or code execution involved. The worst-case misuse would be scraping metadata about public photos, which is a low-severity read operation. No authentication or sensitive operations are implied.
From the tool's definition The tool retrieves photos uploaded by a specific user ('Get photos uploaded by a specific Unsplash user/photographer') and provides pagination and sorting options for browsing. The description indicates this is a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get photos uploaded by a specific Unsplash user/photographer. Retrieve the portfolio of a photographer. Use unsplash_search_users first to find usernames. Args: - username (string): Unsplash username - page (number): Page number for pagination (default: 1) - per_page (number): Results per page, 1-30 (default: 10) - order_by (string): Sort by. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Unsplash MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Unsplash MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for unsplash_get_user_photos: 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 Unsplash MCP Server. Nothing to install.
unsplash_get_user_photos 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 unsplash_get_user_photos 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 unsplash_get_user_photos. 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.
unsplash_get_user_photos is provided by the Unsplash MCP Server MCP server (mjordi/unsplash-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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