Get the current timeline selection (in/out points)
AI agents call get_timeline_selection to retrieve information from Pro Tools 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 information about the current state of the timeline (in/out points) without modifying, executing operations, or affecting any data. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation typical of Read category tools. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it merely returns existing state information.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_timeline_selection' and description states 'Get the current timeline selection (in/out points)'. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of retrieving timeline selection data indicates a query operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_timeline_selection 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 get_timeline_selection:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_timeline_selection": {}
}
}get_timeline_selection is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the current timeline selection (in/out points). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pro Tools MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pro Tools MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_timeline_selection: 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.
get_timeline_selection 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 get_timeline_selection 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 get_timeline_selection. 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.
get_timeline_selection 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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