AI agents use overseerr_request to create or update resources in Arr Suite MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Arr Suite MCP Server environment.
This tool submits a request for new media content, which is a reversible write operation (requests can typically be approved, denied, or deleted). It does not execute code, delete data, or involve financial transactions. Misuse could flood the system with unwanted download requests, hence medium severity.
From the tool's definition "Request a movie or TV show" — creates a new media request in Overseerr
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access overseerr_request gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Arr Suite MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for overseerr_request:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"overseerr_request": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "overseerr_request_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}overseerr_request stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Request a movie or TV show. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Arr Suite MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Arr Suite MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for overseerr_request: 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 Arr Suite MCP Server. Nothing to install.
overseerr_request is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the overseerr_request 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 overseerr_request. 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.
overseerr_request is provided by the Arr Suite MCP Server MCP server (shaktech786/arr-suite-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Arr Suite MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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