Get TV shows currently on air
AI agents call tv_on_the_air to retrieve information from TMDB MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and queries data about TV shows without modifying, creating, deleting, executing code, or committing financial obligations. It is a straightforward read operation against a public media database API. Severity is low because misuse (e.g., excessive queries) poses minimal harm—at worst rate-limiting or API quota issues, not data loss or system compromise.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'tv_on_the_air' and description 'Get TV shows currently on air' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get TV shows currently on air. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TMDB MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TMDB MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for tv_on_the_air: 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 TMDB MCP Server. Nothing to install.
tv_on_the_air 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 tv_on_the_air 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 tv_on_the_air. 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.
tv_on_the_air is provided by the TMDB MCP Server MCP server (ryanxili/tmdb-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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