# list_active_connections

List all active video connections.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_active_connections`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/list-active-connections

## Facts

- Tool: `list_active_connections`
- Server: Video Still Capture MCP (`13rac1/videocapture-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/13rac1/videocapture-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, 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": "list_active_connections",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why list_active_connections is rated Low

This tool queries the state of active video connections without modifying, executing external operations, or causing any irreversible changes. It is purely informational and falls squarely into the Read category with low severity, as misuse would only expose metadata about connected cameras rather than enable harmful operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_active_connections' and description 'List all active video connections' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call list_active_connections to retrieve information from Video Still Capture MCP 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 Video Still Capture MCP:

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

## Other tools on Video Still Capture MCP (6)

- `close_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/close-connection.md
- `quick_capture` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/quick-capture.md
- `capture_frame` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/capture-frame.md
- `get_video_properties` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/get-video-properties.md
- `open_camera` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/open-camera.md
- `set_video_property` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/set-video-property.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=13rac1-videocapture-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/13rac1-videocapture-mcp