# import_slices_from_onsets

Force Transient slicing mode, set sensitivity, and re-detect (Live 11+).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `import_slices_from_onsets`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/import-slices-from-onsets

## Facts

- Tool: `import_slices_from_onsets`
- 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": "import_slices_from_onsets",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why import_slices_from_onsets is rated High

This tool both changes configuration (slicing mode, sensitivity) and triggers an active operation (re-detect), making it an Execute action. It modifies state in Ableton Live but the effects are reversible (slicing modes can be changed), so it doesn't rise to Destructive. Misuse could corrupt slice points in a project but is generally recoverable.

From the tool's own definition: "Force Transient slicing mode, set sensitivity, and re-detect — triggers an active re-detection/analysis operation and modifies slicing mode settings"

## Use case

AI agents invoke import_slices_from_onsets 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": {
    "import_slices_from_onsets": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "import_slices_from_onsets_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
- `apply_automation_recipe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot/apply-automation-recipe.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
- …and 443 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-dreamrec-livepilot.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
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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