# create_phrase_locked_cue_engine

Build a DJ/VJ phrase-quantized cue-lock engine. Any incoming pulse CHOP (Button, MIDI In, OSC In, composeCueList trigger) is queued FIFO and fired on the next 1/2/4/8/16/32/64-bar phrase boundary derived from the global project tempo. Live controls: Active (on/off gate), PhraseLength (live retune), Flush (clear queue), QueueDepth (display). Mode

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_phrase_locked_cue_engine`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-phrase-locked-cue-engine

## Facts

- Tool: `create_phrase_locked_cue_engine`
- Server: tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server (`@dpantani/tdmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @dpantani/tdmcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/Pantani/tdmcp
- 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": "create_phrase_locked_cue_engine",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_phrase_locked_cue_engine is rated High

This tool constructs and activates a real-time cue engine in TouchDesigner that triggers external operations (cue pulses from MIDI, OSC, CHOP signals) on tempo-synchronized boundaries. It doesn't just write static data — it creates an active execution system that fires events and controls live AV output. The 'Flush' control and FIFO queue management indicate ongoing execution behavior with dynamic side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Build a DJ/VJ phrase-quantized cue-lock engine... fired on the next 1/2/4/8/16/32/64-bar phrase boundary... Live controls: Active (on/off gate), PhraseLength (live retune), Flush (clear queue)"

## Use case

AI agents invoke create_phrase_locked_cue_engine 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on tdmcp — TouchDesigner MCP server (333)

- `delete_td_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/delete-td-node.md
- `manage_checkpoint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/manage-checkpoint.md
- `refresh_asset_previews` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/refresh-asset-previews.md
- `repair_network` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/repair-network.md
- `apply_glsl_top_mapping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/apply-glsl-top-mapping.md
- `audio_fingerprint_to_visual` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/audio-fingerprint-to-visual.md
- `auto_repair_loop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/auto-repair-loop.md
- `batch_operations` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/batch-operations.md
- `build_chop_chain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/build-chop-chain.md
- `build_pop_chain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/build-pop-chain.md
- `build_sop_geometry` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/build-sop-geometry.md
- `connect_daydream_cloud` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/connect-daydream-cloud.md
- `control_timeline_transport` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/control-timeline-transport.md
- `create_ai_mirror` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-ai-mirror.md
- `create_body_bubbles` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-body-bubbles.md
- `create_cue_sequencer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-cue-sequencer.md
- `create_depth_pop_field` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-depth-pop-field.md
- `create_energy_structure` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-energy-structure.md
- `create_engine_comp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-engine-comp.md
- `create_gpu_particle_field` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-gpu-particle-field.md
- `create_growth_system` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-growth-system.md
- `create_interactive_projection_mapping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-interactive-projection-mapping.md
- `create_led_mapper` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-led-mapper.md
- `create_llm_chain` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-llm-chain.md
- `create_panic` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-panic.md
- `create_particle_flock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-particle-flock.md
- `create_sdf_field` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-sdf-field.md
- `create_set_navigator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-set-navigator.md
- `create_setlist_runner` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-setlist-runner.md
- `create_shader_park` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp/create-shader-park.md
- …and 303 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-pantani-tdmcp.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`

---

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