get_device_info

What get_device_info does on Livepilot

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

Why get_device_info is rated Low

This tool retrieves and returns information about device properties (name, class, type, active state, parameter count) with no side effects. It performs a simple data lookup operation on an already-existing device, consistent with Read category tools like 'get' or 'fetch'. The action is non-destructive and does not trigger external operations or modify any state.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_device_info' and description 'Get info about a device: name, class, type, active state, parameter count' indicate a query operation that retrieves metadata about an Ableton Live device without modifying or executing anything.

The rule that runs get_device_info safely

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

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

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