Delete an arrangement clip. Parameters: - track_index: Track number (1-based). - clip_index: Clip position in arrangement (1-based). - clip_name: Clip name (alternative to clip_index).
AI agents call delete_arrangement_clip to permanently remove resources in Ableton MCP Extended — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool irreversibly deletes data (an arrangement clip in Ableton Live). Deletion cannot be undone programmatically through this MCP server, making it a destructive operation. The blast radius is high because a misguided AI agent could delete important audio or MIDI clips from a user's music project, causing data loss.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'delete_arrangement_clip' and description states 'Delete an arrangement clip.' The parameters allow specifying which clip to delete by track_index and clip_index or clip_name.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access delete_arrangement_clip gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ableton MCP Extended, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for delete_arrangement_clip:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"delete_arrangement_clip"
]
}delete_arrangement_clip disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Delete an arrangement clip. Parameters: - track_index: Track number (1-based). - clip_index: Clip position in arrangement (1-based). - clip_name: Clip name (alternative to clip_index). It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Ableton MCP Extended MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Ableton MCP Extended MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_arrangement_clip: 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 Ableton MCP Extended. Nothing to install.
delete_arrangement_clip is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the delete_arrangement_clip 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 delete_arrangement_clip. 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.
delete_arrangement_clip is provided by the Ableton MCP Extended MCP server (uisato/ableton-mcp-extended). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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