list_project_items
Lists all media items, bins, and assets in the current Premiere Pro project. Use this to discover available media before performing operations.
This record as markdown: /tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/list-project-items.md
What list_project_items does on Adobe Premiere Pro
AI agents call list_project_items to retrieve information from Adobe Premiere Pro without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
includeBins | boolean | — | Whether to include bin information in the results |
includeMetadata | boolean | — | Whether to include detailed metadata for each item |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why list_project_items is rated Low
This tool performs only discovery and enumeration of existing project data. It retrieves information about media assets without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The explicit mention of 'Use this to discover available media before performing operations' confirms its role as a prerequisite information-gathering tool, not an action tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_project_items' and description 'Lists all media items, bins, and assets in the current Premiere Pro project' clearly indicate a read-only operation that retrieves/queries project data with no side effects.
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The rule that runs list_project_items 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 list_project_items, this is the rule to start with:
list_project_items is read-only, so it stays allowed. 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 list_project_items call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_project_items
Lists all media items, bins, and assets in the current Premiere Pro project. Use this to discover available media before performing operations. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
list_project_items accepts 2 parameters: includeBins, includeMetadata. 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 list_project_items: 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.
list_project_items is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_project_items 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 list_project_items. 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.
list_project_items 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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