Get TV show videos by ID
AI agents call tv_videos 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.
This tool retrieves video information (trailers, clips, etc.) associated with TV shows using an identifier. It performs a query against TMDB's database and returns results without modifying, creating, or deleting any data. This is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk—the worst-case misuse would be excessive API calls, not data compromise or system damage.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'tv_videos' and description 'Get TV show videos by ID' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of fetching video metadata from TMDB API confirm no data modification, deletion, or side effects occur.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get TV show videos by ID. 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_videos: 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_videos 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_videos 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_videos. 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_videos 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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