create_energy_structure
[experimental] Build a song-structure (build / drop / breakdown) edge detector COMP with adaptive thresholds. Listens to an existing audio CHOP (audioSource) or a freshly created Audio Device In, follows a long-window envelope, and runs a Script CHOP that maintains a rolling buffer (last windowSe...
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What create_energy_structure does on tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server
AI agents invoke create_energy_structure to trigger actions in tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server. 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 create_energy_structure is rated High
This tool builds and executes a complex processing structure in TouchDesigner: it creates nodes (Audio Device In, Script CHOP, Null CHOP), runs scripts, and triggers external audio operations. It spans Write and Execute, but the execution of a Script CHOP with live audio processing and dynamic node creation makes Execute the dominant category.
From the tool's definition Build a song-structure edge detector COMP... creates Audio Device In, runs a Script CHOP that maintains a rolling buffer... Emits a 5-channel Null CHOP
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The rule that runs create_energy_structure safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_energy_structure, this is the rule to start with:
create_energy_structure 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 tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server, apply this rule, and every create_energy_structure call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_energy_structure
[experimental] Build a song-structure (build / drop / breakdown) edge detector COMP with adaptive thresholds. Listens to an existing audio CHOP (audioSource) or a freshly created Audio Device In, follows a long-window envelope, and runs a Script CHOP that maintains a rolling buffer (last windowSec seconds) to derive an adaptive mean (mu) and std (sigma). Emits a 5-channel Null CHOP. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_energy_structure: 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 tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server. Nothing to install.
create_energy_structure 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 create_energy_structure 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 create_energy_structure. 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.
create_energy_structure is provided by the tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server MCP server (@dpantani/tdmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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