Get the available country codes for upcoming releases from IMDb.
AI agents call get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases to retrieve information from Imdb without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only query tool that retrieves metadata (country codes) for upcoming releases. It performs no mutations, executions, or irreversible actions. The low severity reflects minimal impact if misused by an agent — it merely returns reference data.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get_' and description states 'Get the available country codes' — retrieves data without modification. No side effects or external operations described.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Imdb, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases": {}
}
}get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the available country codes for upcoming releases from IMDb. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Imdb MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Imdb MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases: 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 Imdb. Nothing to install.
get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases 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 get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases 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 get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases. 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.
get_country_codes_for_upcoming_releases is provided by the Imdb MCP server (uzaysozen/imdb-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Imdb, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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