# start_live_encoder

Start a live encoder (Zype Live channel) so it begins ingesting and encoding its live signal.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `start_live_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: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `encoder_id` | string | yes | The unique ID of the live encoder (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_live_encoder",
    "arguments": {
      "encoder_id": "<encoder_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why start_live_encoder is rated High

start_live_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.

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_live_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_live_encoder": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_live_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