mark_episode_played_plan
Plan (never execute — Spotify removed the mark-played API, issue #230) which episodes to
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What mark_episode_played_plan does on Spotify
AI agents use mark_episode_played_plan to create or update resources in Spotify, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Spotify environment.
Why mark_episode_played_plan is rated Medium
An AI agent can call mark_episode_played_plan faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Spotify by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs mark_episode_played_plan safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Spotify, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mark_episode_played_plan, this is the rule to start with:
mark_episode_played_plan stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Spotify, apply this rule, and every mark_episode_played_plan call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about mark_episode_played_plan
Plan (never execute — Spotify removed the mark-played API, issue #230) which episodes to. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Spotify MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Spotify MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mark_episode_played_plan: 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 Spotify. Nothing to install.
mark_episode_played_plan is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the mark_episode_played_plan 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 mark_episode_played_plan. 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.
mark_episode_played_plan is provided by the Spotify MCP server (@novalux12/spotify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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