sleep_timer
Keep music playing and auto-pause after N minutes: registers an in-process timer (cancel-safe; calling again replaces it) that fires PUT /me/player/pause on expiry. No fade — distinct from stepped schedule_wind_down. Quota: 🟢 1 read now; 1 pause on expiry. Timer lives in this MCP server process ...
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What sleep_timer does on Spotify
AI agents call sleep_timer to permanently remove resources in Spotify, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why sleep_timer is rated Critical
An AI agent that decides to call sleep_timer doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Spotify is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.
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The rule that runs sleep_timer 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 sleep_timer, this is the rule to start with:
sleep_timer is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Spotify, apply this rule, and every sleep_timer call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sleep_timer
Keep music playing and auto-pause after N minutes: registers an in-process timer (cancel-safe; calling again replaces it) that fires PUT /me/player/pause on expiry. No fade — distinct from stepped schedule_wind_down. Quota: 🟢 1 read now; 1 pause on expiry. Timer lives in this MCP server process only. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Spotify MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Spotify MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sleep_timer: 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.
sleep_timer is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sleep_timer 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 sleep_timer. 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.
sleep_timer 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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