analyze_asset_silence
Locally detect proposed silence removals without modifying the project. Returns raw silence and padded keep ranges for review.
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What analyze_asset_silence does on Cutpilot
AI agents call analyze_asset_silence to retrieve information from Cutpilot without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why analyze_asset_silence is rated Low
This tool analyzes video content to identify silence regions and returns data for human review, but explicitly does not modify the project. It is a detection and analysis function with no destructive, write, execute, or financial consequences. The low severity reflects that misuse would only result in incorrect analysis output, not actual changes to the video project.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'detect[s] proposed silence removals without modifying the project' and 'Returns raw silence and padded keep ranges for review.' The words 'without modifying' and 'for review' indicate read-only analysis with no side effects.
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The rule that runs analyze_asset_silence safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Cutpilot, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For analyze_asset_silence, this is the rule to start with:
analyze_asset_silence 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 Cutpilot, apply this rule, and every analyze_asset_silence call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about analyze_asset_silence
Locally detect proposed silence removals without modifying the project. Returns raw silence and padded keep ranges for review. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cutpilot MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cutpilot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_asset_silence: 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 Cutpilot. Nothing to install.
analyze_asset_silence 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 analyze_asset_silence 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 analyze_asset_silence. 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.
analyze_asset_silence is provided by the Cutpilot MCP server (Hellotravisss/cutpilot). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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