Search for operators under a root by type and/or glob name pattern.
AI agents call find_operators to retrieve information from Touchdesigner without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only search to locate operators matching specified criteria. It retrieves data (operator definitions/instances matching type or name patterns) with no side effects. While the TouchDesigner instance contains executable code capabilities (other tools like 'exec_python' and 'eval_python' on this server enable code execution), 'find_operators' itself is a retrieval operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'find_operators' and description 'Search for operators under a root by type and/or glob name pattern' indicate a query/search operation that retrieves information without modifying state.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for operators under a root by type and/or glob name pattern. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Touchdesigner MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Touchdesigner MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_operators: 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 Touchdesigner. Nothing to install.
find_operators 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 find_operators 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 find_operators. 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.
find_operators is provided by the Touchdesigner MCP server (mrinalghosh/touchdesigner-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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