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seedance_usage_guide

Returns the canonical usage guide for the Seedance 2.0 MCP: standard create -> wait -> check workflow, model choices, parameter reference, and important caveats. Call this before your first seedance_create_task.

How to control seedance_usage_guide ↓

What seedance_usage_guide does on Seedance 2

AI agents call seedance_usage_guide to retrieve information from Seedance 2 without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why seedance_usage_guide needs a policy

This tool only retrieves and returns documentation/guidance text. It has no side effects, does not create or modify data, and does not trigger any external operations. Pure read/fetch operation.

From the tool's definition Returns the canonical usage guide... parameter reference, and important caveats.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access seedance_usage_guide gives an agent:

How to control seedance_usage_guide

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Seedance 2, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for seedance_usage_guide:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "seedance_usage_guide": {}
  }
}

seedance_usage_guide is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Seedance 2 — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about seedance_usage_guide

What does the seedance_usage_guide tool do? +

Returns the canonical usage guide for the Seedance 2.0 MCP: standard create -> wait -> check workflow, model choices, parameter reference, and important caveats. Call this before your first seedance_create_task. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Seedance 2 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on seedance_usage_guide? +

Register the Seedance 2 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for seedance_usage_guide: 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 Seedance 2. Nothing to install.

What risk level is seedance_usage_guide? +

seedance_usage_guide is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit seedance_usage_guide? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the seedance_usage_guide 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.

How do I block seedance_usage_guide completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for seedance_usage_guide. 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.

What MCP server provides seedance_usage_guide? +

seedance_usage_guide is provided by the Seedance 2 MCP server (leonaiuv/seedance-2-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Seedance 2 tool call.

Start from Seedance 2, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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