Get details of a single media attachment by ID (URL, dimensions, alt text, etc.)
AI agents call get_media to retrieve information from WordPress MCP Server 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 an existing media attachment without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It is a pure query operation with no side effects, making it a Read category risk with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_media' and description 'Get details of a single media attachment by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The description explicitly lists read-only outputs: URL, dimensions, alt text, etc.
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Get details of a single media attachment by ID (URL, dimensions, alt text, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the WordPress MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WordPress MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_media: 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 WordPress MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_media 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_media 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_media. 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_media is provided by the WordPress MCP Server MCP server (wolffcatskyy/wordpress-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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