search_stock_images

Search for free stock photos from Pexels or Unsplash. Returns image URLs, photographer attribution, and a download URL suitable for sideload_stock_image. Requires a Pexels or Unsplash API key in ~/.elementeer/config.json under integrations.pexels_api_key or integrations.unsplash_access_key.

SERVERElementify MCP SOURCEvamerli/elementify-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/vamerli-elementify-mcp/search-stock-images.md

WHAT IT DOES

What search_stock_images does on Elementify MCP

AI agents call search_stock_images to retrieve information from Elementify MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why search_stock_images is rated Low

This tool has no side effects beyond querying external stock image services and returning metadata. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The only action is data retrieval, which is the defining characteristic of the Read category. Severity is low because misuse would only retrieve unwanted images, with no destructive, financial, or system-level impact.

From the tool's definition The tool 'search_stock_images' performs a search operation that 'Returns image URLs, photographer attribution, and a download URL' — it retrieves data from external APIs (Pexels/Unsplash) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs search_stock_images safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Elementify MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_stock_images, this is the rule to start with:

search_stock_images Allowed

search_stock_images is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_stock_images": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Elementify MCP, apply this rule, and every search_stock_images call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about search_stock_images

What does the search_stock_images tool do? +

How do I enforce a policy on search_stock_images? +

Register the Elementify MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_stock_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 Elementify MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is search_stock_images? +

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

Can I rate-limit search_stock_images? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_stock_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.

How do I block search_stock_images completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_stock_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.

What MCP server provides search_stock_images? +

search_stock_images is provided by the Elementify MCP server (vamerli/elementify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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