# session_init

Initialize a new OBS session. Creates an empty state ready for scenes.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `session_init`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/session-init

## Facts

- Tool: `session_init`
- Server: Mcp Anything (`Zaymadkid/mcp-anything`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Zaymadkid/mcp-anything
- Risk category: Write (Medium 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": "session_init",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why session_init is rated Medium

This tool creates a new OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) session with an empty state, which is a reversible write operation. It modifies the application state but does not delete data or execute arbitrary code. The severity is medium because improper initialization could disrupt broadcasting workflows, but the action itself is non-destructive and can be undone by closing/reinitializing the session.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Initialize a new OBS session. Creates an empty state ready for scenes.' The verb 'Creates' and action of initializing state indicates data creation/modification."

## Use case

AI agents use session_init to create or update resources in Mcp Anything, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Anything environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "session_init": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "session_init_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Anything (260)

- `cli_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-uninstall.md
- `component_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/component-remove.md
- `cookie_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cookie-clear.md
- `cookie_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cookie-delete.md
- `doc_paragraph_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/doc-paragraph-remove.md
- `doc_remove_element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/doc-remove-element.md
- `filter_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/filter-remove.md
- `layer_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/layer-remove.md
- `network_clear_log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/network-clear-log.md
- `network_remove_interceptor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/network-remove-interceptor.md
- `node_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/node-remove.md
- `object_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/object-remove.md
- `pres_slide_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/pres-slide-remove.md
- `scene_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/scene-remove.md
- `script_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/script-remove.md
- `selection_none` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/selection-none.md
- `session_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/session-reset.md
- `sheet_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/sheet-delete.md
- `source_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/source-remove.md
- `storage_clear_local` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/storage-clear-local.md
- `storage_remove_local` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/storage-remove-local.md
- `build_configure` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/build-configure.md
- `build_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/build-run.md
- `cli_by_category` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-by-category.md
- `cli_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-install.md
- `cli_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/cli-run.md
- `element_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-click.md
- `element_hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-hover.md
- `element_scroll_to` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/element-scroll-to.md
- `form_submit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything/form-submit.md
- …and 230 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-anything.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`

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