get-results · After Effects MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What get-results does on After Effects MCP Server

AI agents call get-results to retrieve information from After Effects MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why get-results needs a policy

This tool retrieves output or results from a previously executed script. It is a read-only query operation that fetches information about past execution without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The retrieval of script results poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it cannot directly harm systems or data—it merely accesses existing information.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-results' and description 'Get results from the last script executed' indicate retrieval of data without modification or side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Questions about get-results

What does the get-results tool do? +

Get results from the last script executed in After Effects. It is categorised as a Read tool in the After Effects MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-results? +

Register the After Effects MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-results: 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 After Effects MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-results? +

get-results is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-results? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-results 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.

How do I block get-results completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-results. 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.

What MCP server provides get-results? +

get-results is provided by the After Effects MCP Server MCP server (rtx1025189518-source/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.