# create_subclip

Creates a subclip from a project item with specified in/out points.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_subclip`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/create-subclip

## Facts

- Tool: `create_subclip`
- Server: Adobe Premiere Pro (`adobe-premiere-pro-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y adobe-premiere-pro-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 7 (4 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | yes | Name for the subclip |
| `endTime` | number | yes | Out point in seconds |
| `startTime` | number | yes | In point in seconds |
| `takeAudio` | boolean | no | Whether to include audio (default: true) |
| `takeVideo` | boolean | no | Whether to include video (default: true) |
| `projectItemId` | string | yes | The ID of the source project item |
| `hasHardBoundaries` | boolean | no | Whether boundaries are hard (cannot be extended) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_subclip",
    "arguments": {
      "name": "<name>",
      "endTime": 0,
      "startTime": 0,
      "projectItemId": "<projectItemId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why create_subclip is rated Medium

This tool creates a new subclip asset within a video editing project, which is a reversible modification (subclips can be deleted). It does not execute arbitrary code, delete project data irreversibly, move financial resources, or trigger external system operations. The action is localized to project metadata and asset management, characteristic of Write-category operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'create_subclip' and description 'Creates a subclip from a project item with specified in/out points' indicate data creation/modification within Adobe Premiere Pro project."

## Use case

AI agents use create_subclip to create or update resources in Adobe Premiere Pro, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Adobe Premiere Pro environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_subclip": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_subclip_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Adobe Premiere Pro (282)

- `clear_item_in_out` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/clear-item-in-out.md
- `clear_sequence_in_out` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/clear-sequence-in-out.md
- `delete_bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-bin.md
- `delete_marker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-marker.md
- `delete_multiple_project_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-multiple-project-items.md
- `delete_preview_files` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-preview-files.md
- `delete_project_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-project-item.md
- `delete_sequence` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-sequence.md
- `delete_track` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/delete-track.md
- `remove_all_effects` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-all-effects.md
- `remove_effect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-effect.md
- `remove_effect_by_name` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-effect-by-name.md
- `remove_from_timeline` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-from-timeline.md
- `remove_keyframe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-keyframe.md
- `remove_keyframe_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-keyframe-range.md
- `remove_selected_clips` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/remove-selected-clips.md
- `ripple_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/ripple-delete.md
- `add_to_render_queue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/add-to-render-queue.md
- `auto_reframe_sequence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/auto-reframe-sequence.md
- `build_brand_spot_from_mogrt_and_assets` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/build-brand-spot-from-mogrt-and-assets.md
- `build_motion_graphics_demo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/build-motion-graphics-demo.md
- `execute_extendscript` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/execute-extendscript.md
- `export_sequence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/export-sequence.md
- `open_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/open-project.md
- `set_playhead_position` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/set-playhead-position.md
- `start_batch_encode` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/start-batch-encode.md
- `stop_playback` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/stop-playback.md
- `undo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/undo.md
- `consolidate_and_transfer` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/consolidate-and-transfer.md
- `check_offline_media` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/check-offline-media.md
- …and 252 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp.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=adobe-premiere-pro-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp