text_to_sound_effects
Generates sound effects from text. Returns: audio file path. Use when: creating custom sound effects from descriptions.
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What text_to_sound_effects does on ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced
AI agents invoke text_to_sound_effects to trigger actions in ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced. 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.
Why text_to_sound_effects is rated High
This tool executes an external generation process (audio synthesis) based on text input, producing a file artifact. It is not a simple read/query, nor does it write/modify existing data records — it invokes a generative operation. No financial, destructive, or purely write semantics apply. Severity is medium because misuse could generate unwanted audio content or consume API credits/quota at scale.
From the tool's definition "Generates sound effects from text" and "Returns: audio file path" — triggers external audio synthesis operation whose output depends on the input description
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The rule that runs text_to_sound_effects safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For text_to_sound_effects, this is the rule to start with:
text_to_sound_effects stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced, apply this rule, and every text_to_sound_effects call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about text_to_sound_effects
Generates sound effects from text. Returns: audio file path. Use when: creating custom sound effects from descriptions. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for text_to_sound_effects: 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 ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced. Nothing to install.
text_to_sound_effects is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the text_to_sound_effects 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 text_to_sound_effects. 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.
text_to_sound_effects is provided by the ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced MCP server (199-mcp/mcp-elevenlabs). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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