# panel_healthcheck

Ping the Synthetic AE MCP CEP panel running inside After Effects. Returns AE version, current project path, and the active comp name. Use this first to confirm panel mode is available before calling other panel_* tools.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `panel_healthcheck`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/panel-healthcheck

## Facts

- Tool: `panel_healthcheck`
- Server: Ae (`@synthetic-ai/ae-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @synthetic-ai/ae-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@synthetic-ai/ae-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "panel_healthcheck",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why panel_healthcheck is rated Medium

An AI agent can call panel_healthcheck faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Ae by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

## Use case

AI agents use panel_healthcheck to create or update resources in Ae, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Ae environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Ae:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "panel_healthcheck": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "panel_healthcheck_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Ae (225)

- `cancel_render` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/cancel-render.md
- `clear_guides` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/clear-guides.md
- `clear_proxy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/clear-proxy.md
- `clear_render_queue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/clear-render-queue.md
- `consolidate_footage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/consolidate-footage.md
- `delete_comp` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/delete-comp.md
- `delete_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/delete-items.md
- `delete_layers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/delete-layers.md
- `delete_mask` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/delete-mask.md
- `parent_layer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/parent-layer.md
- `purge_caches` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/purge-caches.md
- `reduce_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/reduce-project.md
- `remove_comp_marker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-comp-marker.md
- `remove_effect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-effect.md
- `remove_guide` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-guide.md
- `remove_keyframes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-keyframes.md
- `remove_layer_marker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-layer-marker.md
- `remove_property_from_mogrt` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-property-from-mogrt.md
- `remove_render_queue_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-render-queue-item.md
- `remove_shape_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-shape-group.md
- `remove_text_animator` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/remove-text-animator.md
- `new_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/new-project.md
- `run_jsx` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/run-jsx.md
- `run_jsx_json` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/run-jsx-json.md
- `ae_dialogs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/ae-dialogs.md
- `find_project_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/find-project-items.md
- `get_ae_version` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/get-ae-version.md
- `get_all_property_values` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/get-all-property-values.md
- `get_comp_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/get-comp-info.md
- `get_expression` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp/get-expression.md
- …and 195 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=synthetic-ai-ae-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/synthetic-ai-ae-mcp