AI agents call playlists_get_focused to retrieve information from Propresenter without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the current state of the ProPresenter application to retrieve which playlist is focused. It performs a read-only operation that returns information without altering any data or triggering external actions. No reversible or irreversible changes are made, and no code execution or financial operations occur.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'playlists_get_focused' and description 'Get the currently focused playlist' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access playlists_get_focused gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Propresenter, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for playlists_get_focused:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"playlists_get_focused": {}
}
}playlists_get_focused is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the currently focused playlist. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Propresenter MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Propresenter MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for playlists_get_focused: 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 Propresenter. Nothing to install.
playlists_get_focused 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 playlists_get_focused 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 playlists_get_focused. 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.
playlists_get_focused is provided by the Propresenter MCP server (@alxpark/propresenter-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Propresenter, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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