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What generate_from_moodboard does on Aos
AI agents call generate_from_moodboard to retrieve information from Aos without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why generate_from_moodboard is rated Low
The tool reads/retrieves a moodboard note (frontmatter data), which is a read operation with no apparent side effects. Confidence is reduced because the description appears truncated and the full behavior (e.g., whether it also generates/writes nodes in TouchDesigner) is unclear from the partial description.
From the tool's definition 'READ a moodboard note (frontmatter' — description begins with READ, indicating retrieval of data from a moodboard note
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The rule that runs generate_from_moodboard safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Aos, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For generate_from_moodboard, this is the rule to start with:
generate_from_moodboard is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Aos, apply this rule, and every generate_from_moodboard call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about generate_from_moodboard
READ a moodboard note (frontmatter. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Aos MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Aos MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate_from_moodboard: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Aos. Nothing to install.
generate_from_moodboard is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the generate_from_moodboard rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for generate_from_moodboard. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
generate_from_moodboard is provided by the Aos MCP server (@hybridlabor-api/aos). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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