Search TheAudioDB for albums by artist (optionally narrowed to a specific album title). Returns album id, title, artist, release year, genre, album cover artwork URL, and English description. Omit the album arg to list all albums for the artist.
AI agents call search_album 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
album | string | — | Optional album title to narrow the search, e.g. "Parachutes". |
artist | string | Yes | Artist or band name, e.g. "Coldplay". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool purely queries a music metadata database and retrieves information about albums. It has no side effects, cannot modify or delete data, and does not execute code or trigger external operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search[es] TheAudioDB for albums' and 'Returns album id, title, artist, release year, genre, album cover artwork URL, and English description.' The verbs 'search' and 'returns' indicate data retrieval with no modification,…
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Search TheAudioDB for albums by artist (optionally narrowed to a specific album title). Returns album id, title, artist, release year, genre, album cover artwork URL, and English description. Omit the album arg to list all albums for the artist. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Theaudiodb MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_album accepts 2 parameters: album, artist. Required: artist. 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 search_album: 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.
search_album 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 search_album 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 search_album. 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.
search_album 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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