Look up a single TheAudioDB artist by its idArtist (as returned by search_artist). Returns the same metadata fields as search_artist: genre, style, mood, formed year, country, website, biography, and thumbnail URL.
AI agents call get_artist to retrieve information from Mcp Theaudiodb without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | TheAudioDB idArtist, e.g. "111239". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool queries TheAudioDB for artist metadata by ID and returns structured data. It performs a read-only lookup with no ability to modify, delete, execute code, or commit financial transactions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could only retrieve publicly available music metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool 'look up' and 'returns metadata fields' (genre, style, mood, formed year, country, website, biography, thumbnail URL) — retrieves artist information from a database without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Look up a single TheAudioDB artist by its idArtist (as returned by search_artist). Returns the same metadata fields as search_artist: genre, style, mood, formed year, country, website, biography, and thumbnail URL. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Theaudiodb MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_artist accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Mcp Theaudiodb MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_artist: 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 Theaudiodb. Nothing to install.
get_artist 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_artist 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_artist. 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_artist is provided by the Mcp Theaudiodb MCP server (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/theaudiodb/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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