# apply_automation_recipe

A execute tool on the Livepilot MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `apply_automation_recipe`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/apply-automation-recipe

## Facts

- Tool: `apply_automation_recipe`
- Server: Livepilot (`livepilot`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot.md
- Install: `npx -y livepilot`
- Homepage: https://github.com/dreamrec/LivePilot
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "apply_automation_recipe",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why apply_automation_recipe is rated High

The name suggests applying (executing) an automation recipe, which likely triggers changes to automation data in Ableton Live. In the context of music production tools that include automation analysis siblings, this likely writes or executes automation changes. With no description, confidence is low, but 'apply' implies execution of a recipe (a set of operations), which could modify multiple parameters irreversibly.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'apply_automation_recipe' and server context of Ableton Live automation; description is empty and uninformative."

## Use case

AI agents invoke apply_automation_recipe to trigger actions in Livepilot. 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Livepilot:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "apply_automation_recipe": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "apply_automation_recipe_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Livepilot (473)

- `clear_clip_automation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/clear-clip-automation.md
- `clear_simpler_slices` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/clear-simpler-slices.md
- `corpus_remove_source` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/corpus-remove-source.md
- `delete_clip` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/delete-clip.md
- `delete_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/delete-device.md
- `delete_rack_variation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/delete-rack-variation.md
- `delete_scene` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/delete-scene.md
- `delete_track` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/delete-track.md
- `discard_experiment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/discard-experiment.md
- `discard_preview_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/discard-preview-set.md
- `discard_wonder_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/discard-wonder-session.md
- `flatten_track` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/flatten-track.md
- `force_arrangement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/force-arrangement.md
- `memory_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/memory-delete.md
- `remove_arrangement_notes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/remove-arrangement-notes.md
- `remove_arrangement_notes_by_id` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/remove-arrangement-notes-by-id.md
- `remove_notes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/remove-notes.md
- `remove_notes_by_id` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/remove-notes-by-id.md
- `remove_rack_macro` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/remove-rack-macro.md
- `remove_simpler_slice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/remove-simpler-slice.md
- `remove_warp_marker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/remove-warp-marker.md
- `splice_remove_from_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/splice-remove-from-collection.md
- `back_to_arranger` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/back-to-arranger.md
- `build_project_brain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/build-project-brain.md
- `build_reference_profile` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/build-reference-profile.md
- `build_song_brain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/build-song-brain.md
- `capture_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/capture-stop.md
- `compile_goal_vector` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/compile-goal-vector.md
- `continue_playback` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/continue-playback.md
- `develop_apply` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/develop-apply.md
- …and 443 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-dreamrec-livepilot · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot