# text_to_sound_effects

Generates sound effects from text. Returns: audio file path. Use when: creating custom sound effects from descriptions.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `text_to_sound_effects`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/text-to-sound-effects

## Facts

- Tool: `text_to_sound_effects`
- Server: ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced (`199-mcp/mcp-elevenlabs`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/199-mcp/mcp-elevenlabs
- 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": "text_to_sound_effects",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## 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 own definition: "'Generates sound effects from text' and 'Returns: audio file path' — triggers external audio synthesis operation whose output depends on the input description"

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "text_to_sound_effects": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "text_to_sound_effects_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced (28)

- `isolate_audio` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/isolate-audio.md
- `make_outbound_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/make-outbound-call.md
- `play_audio` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/play-audio.md
- `speech_to_speech` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/speech-to-speech.md
- `text_to_dialogue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/text-to-dialogue.md
- `check_subscription` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/check-subscription.md
- `fetch_v3_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/fetch-v3-tags.md
- `get_agent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/get-agent.md
- `get_conversation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/get-conversation.md
- `get_conversation_transcript` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/get-conversation-transcript.md
- `get_v3_audio_tags_guide` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/get-v3-audio-tags-guide.md
- `get_voice` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/get-voice.md
- `get_voice_id_by_name` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/get-voice-id-by-name.md
- `list_agents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/list-agents.md
- `list_conversations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/list-conversations.md
- `list_models` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/list-models.md
- `list_phone_numbers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/list-phone-numbers.md
- `search_voice_library` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/search-voice-library.md
- `search_voices` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/search-voices.md
- `speech_to_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/speech-to-text.md
- `add_knowledge_base_to_agent` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/add-knowledge-base-to-agent.md
- `create_agent` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/create-agent.md
- `create_voice_from_preview` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/create-voice-from-preview.md
- `enhance_dialogue` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/enhance-dialogue.md
- `text_to_speech` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/text-to-speech.md
- `text_to_speech_v3` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/text-to-speech-v3.md
- `text_to_voice` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/text-to-voice.md
- `voice_clone` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/voice-clone.md

## For agents

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- 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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