MCP Tool Reference Low Risk

search

Search and filter media assets

Part of the Cloudinary MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

WHEN AI AGENTS USE THIS TOOL

AI agents call search to perform operations in Cloudinary. While the risk category is not fully classified, applying a rate limit gives you visibility into how often the tool is called and prevents unexpected bursts of activity from autonomous agents.

WHY ENFORCE A POLICY ON SEARCH

Applying a policy to search gives you an audit trail of every call an AI agent makes. Even for low-risk tools, visibility into agent behaviour helps you debug issues, optimise workflows, and maintain compliance with your organisation's security requirements.

RECOMMENDED POLICY

Apply a rate limit to control usage and monitor for unexpected behaviour.

cloudinary.yaml

tools:
  search:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 60
          window: 60

See the full Cloudinary policy for all 7 tools.

DETAILS

Tool Name

MORE CLOUDINARY TOOLS

get-asset Other

Get details of a specific asset

update-asset Other

Update asset metadata, tags, or properties

generate-archive Other

Generate a ZIP archive of assets

get-tx-reference Read

Retrieve the Cloudinary transformation reference documentation

upload Write

Upload media assets to Cloudinary

transform-asset Write

Apply transformations to existing assets

SIMILAR OTHER TOOLS ON OTHER SERVERS

analytics Algolia

Access Algolia analytics data

monitoring Algolia

Monitor Algolia service status

recommend Algolia

Access Algolia recommendation features

abtesting Algolia

Manage A/B tests

collections Algolia

Manage query suggestions collections

usage Algolia

Access Algolia usage data

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What does the search tool do?

Search and filter media assets. It is categorised as a Other tool in the Cloudinary MCP Server, which means it performs auxiliary operations.

How do I enforce a policy on search?

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for search. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Cloudinary MCP server.

What risk level is search?

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

Can I rate-limit search?

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search rule in your Intercept 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 completely?

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for search. 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?

search is provided by the Cloudinary MCP server (cloudinary/mcp-servers). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

ENFORCE POLICIES ON CLOUDINARY

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

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