retrieve_media_file
AI agents call retrieve_media_file to retrieve information from Anki MCP Server with ElevenLabs Support without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Based on the tool name, this is a Read operation—it fetches or retrieves media files without modifying or deleting them. The empty description reduces confidence slightly, but the clear semantics of 'retrieve' point unambiguously to a read operation. Severity is low because retrieving media files has minimal blast radius; even if misused by an agent, it only accesses existing data without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'retrieve_media_file' indicates a retrieval operation with no description provided. The verb 'retrieve' strongly suggests a read-only action that queries or fetches existing media.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
retrieve_media_file. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Anki MCP Server with ElevenLabs Support MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Anki MCP Server with ElevenLabs Support MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for retrieve_media_file: 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 Anki MCP Server with ElevenLabs Support. Nothing to install.
retrieve_media_file 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 retrieve_media_file 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 retrieve_media_file. 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.
retrieve_media_file is provided by the Anki MCP Server with ElevenLabs Support MCP server (spencerf2/anki-mcp-elevenlabs). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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