Extract dominant colors and color palette from a local image file. For images from providers (Pexels/Pixabay), first download them using stock_images_download_to_project, then use this tool. All paths are relative to the project root.
AI agents call image_extract_colors_local to retrieve information from TSCodex MCP Images without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads image data and extracts color information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The action is purely analytical and non-destructive. It retrieves data (dominant colors and palettes) from an existing image file with no side effects. This clearly falls under the Read category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Extract dominant colors and color palette from a local image file. Performs color analysis on static image data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Extract dominant colors and color palette from a local image file. For images from providers (Pexels/Pixabay), first download them using stock_images_download_to_project, then use this tool. All paths are relative to the project root. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TSCodex MCP Images MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the TSCodex MCP Images MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for image_extract_colors_local: 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 TSCodex MCP Images. Nothing to install.
image_extract_colors_local 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 image_extract_colors_local 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 image_extract_colors_local. 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.
image_extract_colors_local is provided by the TSCodex MCP Images MCP server (unbywyd/tscodex-mcp-images). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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