AI agents use obs-set-input-name to create or update resources in OBS MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your OBS MCP Server environment.
This tool creates or modifies data reversibly by renaming an input source in OBS Studio. The operation is non-destructive and has a narrow blast radius—renaming an input affects only its label/display name, not the underlying stream state or data. A misused rename would cause at most minor confusion in scene organization, easily correctable by renaming again.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'obs-set-input-name' and description 'Sets the name of an input (rename)' indicate a modification operation that changes metadata (the name property) of an OBS input object.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access obs-set-input-name 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-set-input-name:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"obs-set-input-name": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "obs-set-input-name_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}obs-set-input-name 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.
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Sets the name of an input (rename). It is categorised as a Write tool in the OBS MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the OBS MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for obs-set-input-name: 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-set-input-name 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 obs-set-input-name 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-set-input-name. 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-set-input-name 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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