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radarr_search_movie

Search for movies in Radarr

How to control radarr_search_movie ↓

What radarr_search_movie does on Arr Suite MCP Server

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

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Why radarr_search_movie needs a policy

This tool performs a search operation, which is a read-only action that queries Radarr's movie database and returns results. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius is minimal—worst case, an AI agent performs repeated searches that consume some resources but cause no harm to data or systems.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'radarr_search_movie' and description 'Search for movies in Radarr' indicate a query operation that retrieves data without modification or side effects.

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

How to control radarr_search_movie

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 radarr_search_movie:

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

radarr_search_movie 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 Arr Suite MCP Server — 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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Questions about radarr_search_movie

What does the radarr_search_movie tool do? +

Search for movies in Radarr. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Arr Suite MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on radarr_search_movie? +

Register the Arr Suite MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for radarr_search_movie: 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.

What risk level is radarr_search_movie? +

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

Can I rate-limit radarr_search_movie? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the radarr_search_movie 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 radarr_search_movie completely? +

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

radarr_search_movie 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.

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