Start recording screenshots from the Solar2D simulator. Screenshots are captured every 100ms. Can be called while already recording to extend the duration.
AI agents invoke start_screenshot_recording to trigger actions in Solar2D MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
This tool executes an operation that starts a continuous external process (screenshot recording loop). While it doesn't directly modify data or run arbitrary code, it triggers simulator actions with side effects that persist until actively terminated. It is more severe than a simple Read operation (which would be 'get_simulator_screenshot' for a single capture) because it initiates a state-changing recording session.
From the tool's definition Tool 'start_screenshot_recording' initiates an automated capture process ('recording screenshots from the Solar2D simulator' at regular intervals '100ms').
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access start_screenshot_recording gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Solar2D MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for start_screenshot_recording:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"start_screenshot_recording": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "start_screenshot_recording_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}start_screenshot_recording stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Start recording screenshots from the Solar2D simulator. Screenshots are captured every 100ms. Can be called while already recording to extend the duration. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Solar2D MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Solar2D MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for start_screenshot_recording: 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 Solar2D MCP Server. Nothing to install.
start_screenshot_recording is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the start_screenshot_recording 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 start_screenshot_recording. 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.
start_screenshot_recording is provided by the Solar2D MCP Server MCP server (sensiblecoder/solar2d-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Solar2D MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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