List filled drum pads in a Drum Rack. Parameters: - track_index: Track number (1-based). - device_index: Device number (1-based, default 1).
AI agents call get_drum_pad_info to retrieve information from Ableton MCP Extended without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries the state of drum pads in Ableton Live without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational, making it a Read operation with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_drum_pad_info' and description 'List filled drum pads in a Drum Rack' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The parameters (track_index, device_index) are used only to specify which device to query, not to modify state.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_drum_pad_info 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 get_drum_pad_info:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_drum_pad_info": {}
}
}get_drum_pad_info is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List filled drum pads in a Drum Rack. Parameters: - track_index: Track number (1-based). - device_index: Device number (1-based, default 1). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ableton MCP Extended MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ableton MCP Extended MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_drum_pad_info: 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.
get_drum_pad_info 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_drum_pad_info 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_drum_pad_info. 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_drum_pad_info 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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