Capture a camera image and detect objects in the image
AI agents call capture_and_detect to retrieve information from Mycobot without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only reads sensor input (camera) and performs inference (object detection) to extract information. It produces no side effects on the robot, the environment, or persistent data. The image capture and detection are observational in nature, making this a straightforward Read category with low severity since misuse would only result in unnecessary sensor reads without causing harm.
From the tool's definition The tool performs 'capture a camera image and detect objects in the image' - pure data retrieval/sensing operations with no modifications to the robot state, data records, or external systems.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access capture_and_detect gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mycobot, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for capture_and_detect:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"capture_and_detect": {}
}
}capture_and_detect is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Capture a camera image and detect objects in the image. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mycobot MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mycobot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for capture_and_detect: 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 Mycobot. Nothing to install.
capture_and_detect 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 capture_and_detect 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 capture_and_detect. 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.
capture_and_detect is provided by the Mycobot MCP server (neka-nat/mycobot-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Mycobot, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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