inspect_rendered_video
Generate a contact sheet and detect sustained black or frozen segments in a rendered video.
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What inspect_rendered_video does on Cutpilot
AI agents call inspect_rendered_video 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 inspect_rendered_video is rated Low
The tool reads and analyzes video properties (contact sheet generation, black frame detection, frozen segment detection) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external code. These are pure read operations that retrieve information about video content.
From the tool's definition Tool performs inspection and detection operations: 'Generate a contact sheet and detect sustained black or frozen segments in a rendered video.' Both actions are observational/analytical with no modification or deletion of video data.
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The rule that runs inspect_rendered_video 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 inspect_rendered_video, this is the rule to start with:
inspect_rendered_video 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 inspect_rendered_video call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about inspect_rendered_video
Generate a contact sheet and detect sustained black or frozen segments in a rendered video. 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 inspect_rendered_video: 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.
inspect_rendered_video 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 inspect_rendered_video 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 inspect_rendered_video. 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.
inspect_rendered_video 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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