# create_promo

Assemble a designed-looking promo/intro/product/data video from the Clipkit pattern library: give an ordered list of SCENES and the words, and it bakes in the camera, glass, lighting, motion blur, timing, and layout, then returns an editor link. This is a FAST option when a conventional promo structure fits — it is NOT the only way to make a video and NOT a default; for anything specific or original, author the JSON yourself and call set_project (the full creative range). When you do use this, MIX scene types to fit the brief and vary the structure — a video can be a single kinetic headline, three title cards, a showcase montage, or a data explainer; you do NOT need a hero or a cta. Scene types: hero (glass-orb logo reveal: wordmark, tagline?), kinetic (letter-fly headline: text, subtitle?), showcase (a screenshot tilted in 3D: screenshot URL), title (full-frame title card: headline, kicker?, subtitle?), cta (closing card with a glass button: wordmark, tagline?, cta), stats (hero numbers: stats[{label,current,previous?}], title?), bars (bar chart: bars[{label,value,previous?}], title?), ranking (top-N list: items[{label,value}], title?), pie (pie cards: cards[{label,value,total,previous?}], title?). The data scenes (stats/bars/ranking/pie) look best with theme "mux".

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

## Facts

- Tool: `create_promo`
- 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: 6 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `theme` | string | no | Visual theme. Default "cinematic" (dark, serif, premium). |
| `width` | integer | no | Default 1920. |
| `height` | integer | no | Default 1080. |
| `scenes` | array | yes | Ordered scenes; mix types to fit the brief — you do NOT need hero/cta. e.g. a single [{type:"kinetic",text:"…"}], a sequence [{type:"title",headline:"…"},{type: |
| `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. |
| `motion_blur` | integer | no | Supersampled motion-blur samples (≥2 enables it — nicer but slower to render). Default off. |

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_promo",
    "arguments": {
      "scenes": []
    }
  }
}
```

## Why create_promo is rated Medium

This tool creates a new video project by assembling scenes and returning an editor link. It is a creative/write operation that generates new content. It does not execute code, delete data, or move money. The blast radius is medium since it creates a project resource that could consume storage or credits, but is generally reversible.

From the tool's own definition: "Assemble a designed-looking promo/intro/product/data video from the Clipkit pattern library... bakes in the camera, glass, lighting, motion blur, timing, and layout, then returns an editor link"

## Use case

AI agents use create_promo 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_promo": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_promo_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_project` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/create-project.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