# create_project

Create a new, blank Clipkit project with the given dimensions and duration, and return its project_id. Defaults: 1920×1080, 10 seconds, 30 fps, output_format "mp4". Call this first when starting a new video. Pass an existing project_id to reset that project to blank; omit it to start a fresh project (note the returned id for subsequent tools).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_project`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/create-project

## Facts

- Tool: `create_project`
- Server: Clipkit (`https://www.clipkit.dev/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/clipkit-video/clipkit
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 8
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `width` | integer | no | Composition width in pixels. Default 1920. |
| `height` | integer | no | Composition height in pixels. Default 1080. |
| `duration` | number | no | Composition duration in seconds. Default 10. |
| `frame_rate` | number | no | Frame rate. Default 30. |
| `project_id` | string | no | Which project to act on — the id returned by create_project / set_project / create_promo / load_project. Omit when working on a single local project. |
| `output_dither` | object | no | Anti-banding output dither — DEFAULT ON, leave unset. Pass false for byte-exact undithered output, or { amplitude, pattern } to tune. Stops gradients / soft sha |
| `output_format` | string | no | Output container/codec. Default "mp4". |
| `background_color` | string | no | Hex color, e.g. "#000000". |

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": "create_project",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_project is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies project state by initializing a new blank project or resetting an existing one to blank. These are reversible write operations—projects can be deleted or modified later. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, move money, or perform external side effects beyond the video editing system itself.

From the tool's own definition: "Creates a new Clipkit project with specified dimensions and duration, or resets an existing project to blank state. The verb 'create' combined with project initialization and the ability to reset existing projects indicates data creation/modification."

## Use case

AI agents use create_project to create or update resources in Clipkit, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Clipkit environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_project": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_project_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Clipkit (14)

- `delete_element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/delete-element.md
- `describe_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/describe-project.md
- `get_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/get-project.md
- `get_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/get-schema.md
- `open_in_editor` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/open-in-editor.md
- `preview_still` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/preview-still.md
- `read_docs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/read-docs.md
- `validate_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/validate-project.md
- `add_element` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/add-element.md
- `create_promo` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/create-promo.md
- `edit_element` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/edit-element.md
- `ingest_asset` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/ingest-asset.md
- `load_project` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/load-project.md
- `set_project` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/set-project.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=dev-clipkit-clipkit · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-clipkit-clipkit