# create_automation_lane

Build a per-parameter automation lane that records a live parameter sweep into a circular buffer over N bars, then loops the recording back into the parameter on a bar-phase clock. Two modes: record (sample the target param every cook into a ring buffer) or loop (read the buffer back via Lookup CHOP bound to the target param). Re-calling with the same name and a different mode flips the state without rebuilding the network. Uses Beat CHOP → Select CHOP (rampbar) → Lookup CHOP playback, with COMP storage tracking mode/write_head/armed state. Returns a summary plus a JSON block with container path, mode, samples count, target, and any warnings.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_automation_lane`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/hybridlabor-api-aos/create-automation-lane

## Facts

- Tool: `create_automation_lane`
- 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": "create_automation_lane",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_automation_lane is rated Medium

This tool creates and configures a network of nodes (automation lane) within TouchDesigner and writes data into a circular buffer, binding it to parameters. It is a creative/write operation that constructs and modifies the project structure reversibly — it can be reconfigured by re-calling with different parameters. No code execution, deletion, or financial action is involved.

From the tool's own definition: "Build a per-parameter automation lane that records a live parameter sweep into a circular buffer... Re-calling with the same name and a different mode flips the state without rebuilding the network."

Risk signals: Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents use create_automation_lane 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": {
    "create_automation_lane": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_automation_lane_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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## For agents

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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