setup_ducking

SERVERAdobe Premiere Pro SOURCEadobe-premiere-pro-mcp

Medium RISK CLASS

Category Write

Parameters 63 required

Recommended Rate-limitedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/adobe-premiere-pro-mcp/setup-ducking.md

WHAT IT DOES

What setup_ducking does on Adobe Premiere Pro

AI agents use setup_ducking 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
`baseDb`	number	Yes	Sustained level in dB (e.g. -25 for music bed under voice)
`clipId`	string	Yes	The ID of the music/SFX clip to apply ducking to
`clipEndTime`	number	—	Clip end time anchor for last keyframe; if omitted, last duck window endTime + 1s is used
`fadeSeconds`	number	—	Ramp time for each transition (default 0.2s = 6 frames @30fps)
`clipStartTime`	number	—	Clip start time anchor for first keyframe (default 0)
`duckingWindows`	array	Yes	Windows where the clip should duck below baseDb. Empty array = sustained baseDb only.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why setup_ducking is rated Medium

An AI agent can call setup_ducking 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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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs setup_ducking 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 setup_ducking, this is the rule to start with:

setup_ducking Rate-limited

setup_ducking 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "setup_ducking": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "setup_ducking_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

LIMIT THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Adobe Premiere Pro, apply this rule, and every setup_ducking call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about setup_ducking

What does the setup_ducking tool do? +

High-level wrapper around add_audio_keyframes that builds a ducking curve from a base level + ducking windows. Computes 4 keyframes per window (pre-fade, duck-in, duck-out, post-fade) plus boundary keyframes at clip start/end. Replaces the manual "8 keyframes per video" pattern from Sprint 3. Times are clip-source-time absolute (same convention as add_audio_keyframes). 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.

What parameters does setup_ducking accept? +

setup_ducking accepts 6 parameters: baseDb, clipId, clipEndTime, fadeSeconds, clipStartTime, duckingWindows. Required: baseDb, clipId, duckingWindows. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on setup_ducking? +

Register the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for setup_ducking: 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.

What risk level is setup_ducking? +

setup_ducking is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit setup_ducking? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the setup_ducking 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.

How do I block setup_ducking completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for setup_ducking. 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.

What MCP server provides setup_ducking? +

setup_ducking 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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