# ingest_asset

Fetch a remote media URL (image/video/audio) and HOST it on Clipkit, returning a stable asset_url to put in an element's url. Use this so the project's media survives — the original link may rot, be private, or block hotlinking. Anonymous projects allow up to 5 hosted assets / 100 MB total / 50 MB per file; when the limit is hit, tell the user to open the project (open_in_editor) and sign in to add more. Requires project_id.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ingest_asset`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-clipkit-clipkit/ingest-asset

## Facts

- Tool: `ingest_asset`
- 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: 3 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | string | yes | A public http(s) URL to an image, video, or audio file. |
| `filename` | string | no | Optional display name for the asset. |
| `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. |

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": "ingest_asset",
    "arguments": {
      "url": "<url>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why ingest_asset is rated Medium

Uploads and stores external media on Clipkit infrastructure, modifying project state reversibly.

From the tool's own definition: "Fetch remote media URL and HOST it on Clipkit, returning stable asset_url."

Risk signals: Accepts file system path (filename) · Accepts URL/endpoint input (url)

## Use case

AI agents use ingest_asset 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": {
    "ingest_asset": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "ingest_asset_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
- `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
- `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