Medium Risk

crop

crop

How to control crop ↓

AI agents use crop to create or update resources in ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP โ€” usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP environment.

Medium Risk

Based on the tool name 'crop' and the context of an image manipulation MCP server (ImageSorcery), this tool likely crops an image, which is a write/modification operation on image data. However, since the description is empty, confidence is reduced. Cropping modifies image content (potentially irreversibly if it overwrites the original), but is typically considered a reversible write operation.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'crop'; description is empty or uninformative.

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

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway โ€” it sits between your AI agents and ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for crop:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "crop": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "crop_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

crop stays usable, but capped โ€” 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.

  1. Create a free account and register ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP โ€” nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy โ€” paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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What does the crop tool do? +

crop. It is categorised as a Write tool in the ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on crop? +

Register the ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crop: 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 ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is crop? +

crop is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit crop? +

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

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

crop is provided by the ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP server (sunriseapps/imagesorcery-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every ๐Ÿช„ ImageSorcery MCP tool call.

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