Low Risk

mediasGet

Get medias in a folder

How to control mediasGet ↓

AI agents call mediasGet to retrieve information from Mcp Taskade without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Low Risk

This tool queries and retrieves media items from a folder. The 'Get' verb and read-only nature of listing/retrieving existing data without modification, deletion, or execution places it firmly in the Read category. The low severity reflects that unauthorized access to media listings presents minimal blast radius compared to destructive or financial operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'mediasGet' and description 'Get medias in a folder' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.

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

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Taskade, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for mediasGet:

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

mediasGet 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 Mcp Taskade — 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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What does the mediasGet tool do? +

Get medias in a folder. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Taskade MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on mediasGet? +

Register the Mcp Taskade MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mediasGet: 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 Mcp Taskade. Nothing to install.

What risk level is mediasGet? +

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

Can I rate-limit mediasGet? +

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

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

mediasGet is provided by the Mcp Taskade MCP server (taskade/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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