Gets the names of media files matching the glob pattern. Returns a list of filenames.
AI agents call getMediaFilesNames to retrieve information from Anki without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves metadata (filenames) matching a pattern. It performs a query operation with no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The worst-case scenario if misused by an agent is disclosure of media filenames in the Anki collection, which is a low-severity information leak.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Gets the names of media files matching the glob pattern' and 'Returns a list of filenames.' The verb 'gets' and 'returns' indicate read-only retrieval with no modification or deletion of data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access getMediaFilesNames gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Anki, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for getMediaFilesNames:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"getMediaFilesNames": {}
}
}getMediaFilesNames is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Gets the names of media files matching the glob pattern. Returns a list of filenames. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Anki MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Anki MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getMediaFilesNames: 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. Nothing to install.
getMediaFilesNames 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 getMediaFilesNames 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 getMediaFilesNames. 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.
getMediaFilesNames is provided by the Anki MCP server (ujisati/anki-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Anki, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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