ocr

A read tool on the 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP server.

SERVER🪄 ImageSorcery MCP SOURCEsunriseapps/imagesorcery-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade B, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/sunriseapps-imagesorcery-mcp/ocr.md

WHAT IT DOES

What ocr does on 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP

AI agents call ocr to retrieve information from 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why ocr is rated Low

OCR extracts and retrieves text content from images with no side effects, creation, modification, deletion, code execution, or financial impact. This is a classic Read operation. Confidence is slightly reduced due to empty description, but the tool name itself is unambiguous.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'ocr' (Optical Character Recognition) indicates text extraction from images. No description provided, but OCR is universally a read-only operation that retrieves data from images without modification.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs ocr safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ocr, this is the rule to start with:

ocr Allowed

ocr is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ocr": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP, apply this rule, and every ocr call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about ocr

What does the ocr tool do? +

ocr is a read tool on the 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on ocr? +

Register the 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ocr: 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 🪄 ImageSorcery MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is ocr? +

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

Can I rate-limit ocr? +

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

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

ocr is provided by the 🪄 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.

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