# quick_capture

A execute tool on the Video Still Capture MCP MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `quick_capture`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/quick-capture

## Facts

- Tool: `quick_capture`
- 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: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why quick_capture is rated High

Based on the server context, quick_capture likely triggers a webcam capture operation (an external device action), similar to the sibling tool 'capture_frame'. This is an Execute-category action as it triggers an external hardware operation. Confidence is reduced because the tool description is empty, so classification relies solely on name inference and server context.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'quick_capture' on a server described as enabling 'image capture and camera setting manipulation' via webcam/OpenCV."

## Use case

AI agents invoke quick_capture to trigger actions in Video Still Capture MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. 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": {
    "quick_capture": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "quick_capture_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

- `close_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/close-connection.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
- `list_active_connections` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13rac1-videocapture-mcp/list-active-connections.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