Get list of discovered Android TV/Chromecast devices on the network. Casting (atv_cast_url) works on ANY discovered device without pairing. Pairing is ONLY required for remote control features. If the user already specified a device by name, match it and proceed — only ask when the user hasn
AI agents call atv_get_devices to retrieve information from AndroidTVMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a straightforward information retrieval operation (discovering and listing devices). It has no side effects, does not execute commands or operations on devices, and does not modify any state. It is purely informational, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states: 'Get list of discovered Android TV/Chromecast devices on the network.' This is a query/list operation that retrieves information about available devices without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access atv_get_devices gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AndroidTVMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for atv_get_devices:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"atv_get_devices": {}
}
}atv_get_devices is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get list of discovered Android TV/Chromecast devices on the network. Casting (atv_cast_url) works on ANY discovered device without pairing. Pairing is ONLY required for remote control features. If the user already specified a device by name, match it and proceed — only ask when the user hasn. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AndroidTVMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AndroidTV MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for atv_get_devices: 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 AndroidTVMCP. Nothing to install.
atv_get_devices 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 atv_get_devices 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 atv_get_devices. 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.
atv_get_devices is provided by the AndroidTV MCP server (pigeek/androidtvmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from AndroidTVMCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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