# start_encoder

Start an Encoder.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_encoder`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/start-encoder

## Facts

- Tool: `start_encoder`
- Server: Zype Com (`zype/zype-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/zype/zype-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- Server auth posture: gated_ambiguous
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `body` | object | no | Request body fields |
| `api_key` | string | no | api_key |
| `encoder_name` | string | yes | encoder_name (required) |

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": "start_encoder",
    "arguments": {
      "encoder_name": "<encoder_name>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why start_encoder is rated High

start_encoder triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up.

Risk signals: Handles credentials or secrets (api_key) · Accepts raw HTML/template content (body)

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_encoder to trigger actions in Zype Com. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "start_encoder": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_encoder_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Zype Com (295)

- `cancel_subscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/cancel-subscription.md
- `delete_ad_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-ad-tag.md
- `delete_ad_timing` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-ad-timing.md
- `delete_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-category.md
- `delete_consumer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-consumer.md
- `delete_content_rule_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-content-rule-group.md
- `delete_content_rule_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-content-rule-profile.md
- `delete_live_encoder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-live-encoder.md
- `delete_live_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-live-event.md
- `delete_plan` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-plan.md
- `delete_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-playlist.md
- `delete_playlist_entitlement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-playlist-entitlement.md
- `delete_program_guide` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-program-guide.md
- `delete_redemption_code` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-redemption-code.md
- `delete_segment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-segment.md
- `delete_self_hosted_source` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-self-hosted-source.md
- `delete_subscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-subscription.md
- `delete_subtitle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-subtitle.md
- `delete_subtitle_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-subtitle-playlist.md
- `delete_transaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-transaction.md
- `delete_video` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-video.md
- `delete_video_entitlement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-video-entitlement.md
- `delete_video_favorite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-video-favorite.md
- `delete_video_source` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-video-source.md
- `delete_zobject` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-zobject.md
- `delete_zobject_type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/delete-zobject-type.md
- `playout_delete_ad_timing` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/playout-delete-ad-timing.md
- `playout_delete_all_ad_timings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/playout-delete-all-ad-timings.md
- `playout_delete_block` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/playout-delete-block.md
- `playout_delete_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server/playout-delete-channel.md
- …and 265 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-zype-mcp-server.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=com-zype-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-zype-mcp-server