Set the time selection.
AI agents use set_time_selection to create or update resources in Reaper — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Reaper environment.
This tool writes/modifies the time selection state in REAPER DAW. It is reversible (the selection can be changed back) and has a small blast radius as it only affects the current time selection cursor state, not any audio or project data.
From the tool's definition 'Set the time selection' - modifies the active time selection in the DAW
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_time_selection gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Reaper, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for set_time_selection:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"set_time_selection": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "set_time_selection_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}set_time_selection 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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Set the time selection. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Reaper MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Reaper MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for set_time_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 Reaper. Nothing to install.
set_time_selection 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 set_time_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 set_time_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.
set_time_selection is provided by the Reaper MCP server (twelvetake-studios/reaper-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Reaper, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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