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get_music_recommendations

Get personalized music recommendations from Last.fm based on listening history - REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION

How to control get_music_recommendations ↓

AI agents call get_music_recommendations 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.

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This tool retrieves personalized music recommendations from Last.fm's database based on the authenticated user's listening history. It performs a query operation that returns data without modifying, deleting, or executing any external actions.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_music_recommendations' and description 'Get personalized music recommendations from Last.fm based on listening history' indicate retrieval of recommendation data with no modifications or side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_music_recommendations 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_music_recommendations:

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

get_music_recommendations 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_music_recommendations tool do? +

Get personalized music recommendations from Last.fm based on listening history - REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION. 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_music_recommendations? +

Register the Lastfm MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_music_recommendations: 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_music_recommendations? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_music_recommendations? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_music_recommendations 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_music_recommendations completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_music_recommendations. 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_music_recommendations? +

get_music_recommendations 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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