Get the ID of a scene item by its source name
AI agents call obs-get-scene-item-id to retrieve information from OBS MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves/looks up a scene item identifier based on a source name. It performs no state changes, creates no side effects, and does not execute commands or delete data. It is a straightforward read operation on OBS Studio's scene composition metadata. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose information about the broadcast setup, not enable harmful actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'obs-get-scene-item-id' and description 'Get the ID of a scene item by its source name' indicate a retrieval operation that queries existing data without modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access obs-get-scene-item-id gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OBS MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for obs-get-scene-item-id:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"obs-get-scene-item-id": {}
}
}obs-get-scene-item-id is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the ID of a scene item by its source name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OBS MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OBS MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for obs-get-scene-item-id: 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 OBS MCP Server. Nothing to install.
obs-get-scene-item-id 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 obs-get-scene-item-id 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 obs-get-scene-item-id. 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.
obs-get-scene-item-id is provided by the OBS MCP Server MCP server (royshil/obs-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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