# chatMediaDownload

Download media from a chat conversation.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `chatMediaDownload`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/chatmediadownload

## Facts

- Tool: `chatMediaDownload`
- Server: Xdevplatform/xmcp (`xdevplatform/xmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/xdevplatform/xmcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "chatMediaDownload",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why chatMediaDownload is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries media content from chat conversations without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal blast radius—the worst case involves accessing chat media an AI agent should not see, but no side effects occur on the system or data.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'chatMediaDownload' and description 'Download media from a chat conversation' indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification or deletion."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Xdevplatform/xmcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "chatMediaDownload": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Xdevplatform/xmcp (134)

- `deleteAccountActivitySubscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteaccountactivitysubscription.md
- `deleteActivitySubscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteactivitysubscription.md
- `deleteAllConnections` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteallconnections.md
- `deleteCommunityNotes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletecommunitynotes.md
- `deleteConnectionsByEndpoint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteconnectionsbyendpoint.md
- `deleteConnectionsByUuids` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteconnectionsbyuuids.md
- `deleteDirectMessagesEvents` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletedirectmessagesevents.md
- `deleteLists` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletelists.md
- `deleteMediaSubtitles` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletemediasubtitles.md
- `deletePosts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteposts.md
- `deleteUsersBookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteusersbookmark.md
- `removeListsMemberByUserId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/removelistsmemberbyuserid.md
- `createComplianceJobs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/createcompliancejobs.md
- `sendChatTypingIndicator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/sendchattypingindicator.md
- `dmConversationsMediaDownload` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/dmconversationsmediadownload.md
- `getAccountActivitySubscriptionCount` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getaccountactivitysubscriptioncount.md
- `getAccountActivitySubscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getaccountactivitysubscriptions.md
- `getActivitySubscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getactivitysubscriptions.md
- `getChatConversation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getchatconversation.md
- `getChatConversations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getchatconversations.md
- `getCommunitiesById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcommunitiesbyid.md
- `getComplianceJobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcompliancejobs.md
- `getComplianceJobsById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcompliancejobsbyid.md
- `getConnectionHistory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getconnectionhistory.md
- `getDirectMessagesEvents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessagesevents.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsByConversationId` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyconversationid.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyid.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsByParticipantId` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyparticipantid.md
- `getInsights28Hr` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getinsights28hr.md
- `getInsightsHistorical` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getinsightshistorical.md
- …and 104 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=xdevplatform-xmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/xdevplatform-xmcp