AI agents call immich_assets_get to retrieve information from Immich without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata about a photo asset without creating, modifying, deleting, executing commands, or committing financial actions. It has no side effects and is purely informational. Severity is low because metadata disclosure alone poses minimal risk, though the metadata itself may contain sensitive information (location, timestamps, EXIF data). The blast radius is confined to information disclosure.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get full metadata for a single asset by its ID' — a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data. The verb 'get' and the context of retrieving metadata indicate read-only access.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get full metadata for a single asset by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Immich MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Immich MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for immich_assets_get: 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 Immich. Nothing to install.
immich_assets_get 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 immich_assets_get 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 immich_assets_get. 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.
immich_assets_get is provided by the Immich MCP server (whitehara/immich-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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