Low Risk

get_album_info

Get detailed Last.fm information about any album (track listing, tags, play counts) - No authentication required

How to control get_album_info ↓

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

Low Risk

This tool retrieves publicly available album metadata from Last.fm. It performs a query operation that reads data without modifying, creating, deleting, or executing any operations. The explicit statement 'No authentication required' further confirms it accesses public information with no capability to affect system state or user data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_album_info' and description 'Get detailed Last.fm information about any album (track listing, tags, play counts)' indicates retrieval of existing data with no modification, deletion, or side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_album_info gives an agent:

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Lastfm, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_album_info:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_album_info": {}
  }
}

get_album_info is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Lastfm — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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What does the get_album_info tool do? +

Get detailed Last.fm information about any album (track listing, tags, play counts) - No authentication required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Lastfm MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_album_info? +

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

What risk level is get_album_info? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_album_info? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_album_info 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_album_info completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_album_info. 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_album_info? +

get_album_info is provided by the Lastfm MCP server (rianvdm/lastfm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Lastfm tool call.

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