trigger_focused_group

What trigger_focused_group does on Propresenter

AI agents invoke trigger_focused_group to trigger actions in Propresenter. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

Why trigger_focused_group is rated High

This tool executes a command that changes the state of a live presentation system (ProPresenter 7). While not destructive or financial, triggering group actions in a presentation context can have real-time effects on what is displayed to an audience, making it an Execute-category tool. Severity is high because misuse could disrupt a live presentation or cause unintended content to be displayed.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Trigger a specific group in the focused presentation' — 'trigger' indicates executing an action that activates or plays content in ProPresenter, a presentation/display system used in live settings.

The rule that runs trigger_focused_group 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 trigger_focused_group, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "trigger_focused_group": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "trigger_focused_group_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Questions about trigger_focused_group