get_recent_watches

Get recently watched movies and TV shows from Plex and Letterboxd. Returns titles, ratings, watch dates, top-N posters, and Letterboxd review links where available. In MCP Apps hosts, renders an interactive poster grid inline.

Server Rewind rewind-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_recent_watches does on Rewind

AI agents call get_recent_watches to retrieve information from Rewind without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_recent_watches needs a policy

This tool queries personal media consumption history from Plex and Letterboxd and presents it without altering or acting on data. The interactive rendering is purely presentational. No write, execute, destructive, or financial operations are possible.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves watched movies and TV shows with titles, ratings, dates, and links—no modifications, deletions, or side effects. Description uses 'Get' and 'Returns', indicating data retrieval only.

Questions about get_recent_watches

What does the get_recent_watches tool do? +

Get recently watched movies and TV shows from Plex and Letterboxd. Returns titles, ratings, watch dates, top-N posters, and Letterboxd review links where available. In MCP Apps hosts, renders an interactive poster grid inline. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Rewind MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_recent_watches? +

Register the Rewind MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_recent_watches: 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 Rewind. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_recent_watches? +

get_recent_watches is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_recent_watches? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_recent_watches 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.

How do I block get_recent_watches completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_recent_watches. 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.

What MCP server provides get_recent_watches? +

get_recent_watches is provided by the Rewind MCP server (rewind-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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