Search images on Pexels by query.
AI agents call search_images to retrieve information from Recettes MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a simple image search utility that queries an external service (Pexels) and returns results. It has no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an attacker could only retrieve images based on different search terms, which poses no direct risk to system integrity, financial security, or data confidentiality within the application itself.
From the tool's definition Tool searches and retrieves images from Pexels; no modification, deletion, or execution capability. Description explicitly states 'Search images', indicating read-only data retrieval.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search images on Pexels by query. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Recettes MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Recettes MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_images: 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 Recettes MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_images 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 search_images 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 search_images. 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.
search_images is provided by the Recettes MCP Server MCP server (symfomany/mcp-tuto). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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