Get current camera gimbal position (pan, tilt, zoom) with human-readable directions
AI agents call get_gimbal_position to retrieve information from OBSBOT Camera MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves the current position of the camera gimbal (pan, tilt, zoom values). It is a passive query that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The human-readable directions are simply formatting of the returned position data. This is a straightforward read/query operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_gimbal_position' and description 'Get current camera gimbal position' indicate a query operation that retrieves state information without modifying anything. No side effects or state changes occur.
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Get current camera gimbal position (pan, tilt, zoom) with human-readable directions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OBSBOT Camera MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OBSBOT Camera MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_gimbal_position: 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 OBSBOT Camera MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_gimbal_position 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 get_gimbal_position 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 get_gimbal_position. 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.
get_gimbal_position is provided by the OBSBOT Camera MCP Server MCP server (radar105/obsbot-camera-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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