# apply-effect

Apply an effect to a layer in After Effects

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `apply-effect`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/apply-effect

## Facts

- Tool: `apply-effect`
- Server: Aos (`@hybridlabor-api/aos`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos.md
- Install: `npx -y @hybridlabor-api/aos`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/hybridlabor-api/aos.git
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "apply-effect",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why apply-effect is rated Medium

This tool modifies a layer by adding an effect to it, which is a reversible write operation. Effects can typically be removed, so this is not destructive. The blast radius is medium since it modifies project data but doesn't delete anything or execute arbitrary code.

From the tool's own definition: "Apply an effect to a layer in After Effects"

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "apply-effect": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "apply-effect_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Aos (718)

- `archive_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/archive-project.md
- `clear_clip_flags` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/clear-clip-flags.md
- `clear_layer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/clear-layer.md
- `close_window` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/close-window.md
- `delete_clip_markers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-clip-markers.md
- `delete_color_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-color-group.md
- `delete_color_version` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-color-version.md
- `delete_face` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-face.md
- `delete_fusion_comp_on_clip` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-fusion-comp-on-clip.md
- `delete_layer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-layer.md
- `delete_markers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-markers.md
- `delete_media_pool_clips` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-media-pool-clips.md
- `delete_objects` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-objects.md
- `delete_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-project.md
- `delete_render_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-render-job.md
- `delete_stills` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-stills.md
- `delete_take` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-take.md
- `delete_td_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-td-node.md
- `delete_timeline_clips` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-timeline-clips.md
- `delete_track` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/delete-track.md
- `manage_checkpoint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/manage-checkpoint.md
- `remoteos_manage_instance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/remoteos-manage-instance.md
- `remove_background_clip` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/remove-background-clip.md
- `repair_network` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/repair-network.md
- `reset_all_grades` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/reset-all-grades.md
- `unlink_media_pool_clips` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/unlink-media-pool-clips.md
- `add_render_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/add-render-job.md
- `ae_render_active_comp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/ae-render-active-comp.md
- `apply_glsl_top_mapping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/apply-glsl-top-mapping.md
- `apply_transform` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/apply-transform.md
- …and 688 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos.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=hybridlabor-api-aos · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/hybridlabor-api-aos