trigger_presentation_previous

What trigger_presentation_previous does on Propresenter

AI agents invoke trigger_presentation_previous 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_presentation_previous is rated High

This tool triggers a presentation control action (moving to previous cue) in ProPresenter 7, which is an external operation that changes the state of a running presentation. While not destructive or financial, it executes an action whose outcome depends on arguments provided. The 'trigger' terminology and action-based nature classify it as Execute rather than Write.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'trigger' and description states 'Trigger the previous cue in a specific presentation', indicating it executes an external operation (advancing presentation state) whose effects depend on the presentation UUID argument.

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

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

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