Submit a video file URL for transcription. Returns a job ID to poll with get_transcript. Example: transcribe_video({ url:
AI agents call transcribe_video to retrieve information from Descript Complete without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
transcribe_video is purely a read operation that processes input to generate transcription data. It retrieves/generates information without modifying project state, deleting data, or executing arbitrary code. The server context mentions 'automation' of audio/video processing, but this specific tool only initiates a transcription job (a query-like operation) rather than executing destructive or write operations.
From the tool's definition Tool submits a video file URL for transcription and returns a job ID. The description explicitly indicates it 'Submit[s] a video file URL for transcription' with polling via get_transcript. No data is modified, deleted, or financial operations occur.
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Submit a video file URL for transcription. Returns a job ID to poll with get_transcript. Example: transcribe_video({ url:. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Descript Complete MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Descript Complete MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for transcribe_video: 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 Descript Complete. Nothing to install.
transcribe_video is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the transcribe_video 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 transcribe_video. 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.
transcribe_video is provided by the Descript Complete MCP server (josephtandle/descript-complete). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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