jump_in_session_clip
Jump playhead within a running session clip, in beats from start.
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What jump_in_session_clip does on Livepilot
AI agents invoke jump_in_session_clip 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.
Why jump_in_session_clip is rated High
This tool triggers an external operation (playhead repositioning) in Ableton Live that affects audio playback state and cannot be classified as a simple Read operation. While not Destructive (no data loss) or Financial, the action is imperative and depends on the supplied 'beats' argument to determine execution outcome.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'jump_in_session_clip' and description 'Jump playhead within a running session clip' indicate an action that controls playback state—moving the playhead position is an active operation that changes the current playing position and triggers side…
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The rule that runs jump_in_session_clip 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 jump_in_session_clip, this is the rule to start with:
jump_in_session_clip stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livepilot, apply this rule, and every jump_in_session_clip call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about jump_in_session_clip
Jump playhead within a running session clip, in beats from start. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Livepilot MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Livepilot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for jump_in_session_clip: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Livepilot. Nothing to install.
jump_in_session_clip is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the jump_in_session_clip rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for jump_in_session_clip. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
jump_in_session_clip is provided by the Livepilot MCP server (livepilot). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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