Create an async summary task for a video. Returns a taskId to poll with get_task_status. Use for long videos that take time to process.
Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url)
Part of the Video Summarizer server.
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AI agents use create_summary_task to create or modify resources in Video Summarizer. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call create_summary_task repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Video Summarizer.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_summary_task": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_summary_task_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Video Summarizer policy for all 6 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_summary_task gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Create an async summary task for a video. Returns a taskId to poll with get_task_status. Use for long videos that take time to process.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Video Summarizer MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Video Summarizer MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_summary_task: 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 Video Summarizer. Nothing to install.
create_summary_task 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 create_summary_task 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 create_summary_task. 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.
create_summary_task is provided by the Video Summarizer MCP server (bibigpt/video-summarizer). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 6 Video Summarizer tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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