Copy the selected content on selected tracks within the timeline selection. Use select_tracks and set_timeline_selection first.
AI agents use copy to create or update resources in Pro Tools MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Pro Tools MCP Server environment.
This tool performs a reversible write operation - it duplicates/copies audio content into a buffer or clipboard, but does not destructively modify, permanently delete, or execute arbitrary code. The content remains editable and can be undone.
From the tool's definition The tool 'copy' copies selected content on selected tracks within a timeline selection. This creates a new copy of media data in the clipboard/buffer, which is a reversible modification operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access copy gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Pro Tools MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for copy:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"copy": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "copy_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}copy 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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Copy the selected content on selected tracks within the timeline selection. Use select_tracks and set_timeline_selection first. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Pro Tools MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Pro Tools MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for copy: 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 Pro Tools MCP Server. Nothing to install.
copy 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 copy 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 copy. 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.
copy is provided by the Pro Tools MCP Server MCP server (skrul/protools-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Pro Tools 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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