crop_clip
Crops a timeline clip using Premiere Pro's built-in Crop video effect. Reuses an existing Crop effect on the clip when present; otherwise adds one. Omitted parameters keep their current/default values.
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What crop_clip does on Adobe Premiere Pro
AI agents use crop_clip 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
top | number | — | Percent to crop from the top edge (0-100) |
left | number | — | Percent to crop from the left edge (0-100) |
zoom | boolean | — | Crop effect Zoom toggle: scales the cropped image back up to fill the frame |
right | number | — | Percent to crop from the right edge (0-100) |
bottom | number | — | Percent to crop from the bottom edge (0-100) |
clipId | string | Yes | The ID of the timeline video clip to crop |
edgeFeather | number | — | Edge Feather amount in pixels |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why crop_clip is rated Medium
An AI agent can call crop_clip faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Adobe Premiere Pro by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs crop_clip safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Adobe Premiere Pro, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For crop_clip, this is the rule to start with:
crop_clip stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Adobe Premiere Pro, apply this rule, and every crop_clip call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about crop_clip
Crops a timeline clip using Premiere Pro's built-in Crop video effect. Reuses an existing Crop effect on the clip when present; otherwise adds one. Omitted parameters keep their current/default values. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
crop_clip accepts 7 parameters: top, left, zoom, right, bottom, clipId, edgeFeather. Required: clipId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crop_clip: 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 Adobe Premiere Pro. Nothing to install.
crop_clip is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the crop_clip 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 crop_clip. 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.
crop_clip is provided by the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server (adobe-premiere-pro-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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