Get help on using After Effects effects
AI agents call mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help 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.
This tool retrieves documentation or help information about After Effects effects. It has no side effects on compositions, layers, or data. While it's part of a server that can control After Effects (which may have execute/write capabilities), this specific tool is purely informational and read-only in nature.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get help on using After Effects effects' — retrieves informational content about effects without modifying, creating, or executing operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get help on using After Effects effects. It is categorised as a Read tool in the After Effects MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the After Effects MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help: 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.
mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help 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 mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help 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 mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help. 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.
mcp_aftereffects_get_effects_help 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.
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