playlists_get_focused_previous

What playlists_get_focused_previous does on Propresenter

AI agents call playlists_get_focused_previous to retrieve information from Propresenter without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why playlists_get_focused_previous is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about the previous item in a currently focused playlist. It performs no state changes, no code execution, no data modification, and no destructive operations. The operation is purely informational and carries minimal risk if invoked by an AI agent, as it only reads presentation state without side effects.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'playlists_get_focused_previous' and description 'Get the previous item in the focused playlist' indicate retrieval of data with no modification. The 'get' verb and read-only semantics confirm this is a query operation.

The rule that runs playlists_get_focused_previous safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Propresenter, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For playlists_get_focused_previous, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "playlists_get_focused_previous": {}
  }
}

Questions about playlists_get_focused_previous