vision.analyze_motion
Return observed motion tracks, compiled curves, and replay bounds.
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What vision.analyze_motion does on Visionmcp
AI agents call vision.analyze_motion to retrieve information from Visionmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why vision.analyze_motion is rated Low
The verb 'Return' and the nature of the outputs (observed tracks, curves, bounds) indicate this tool queries and retrieves visual analysis data without side effects. There is no creation, modification, deletion, or code execution. This is a straightforward read operation on visual/motion data, appropriate for a visual compiler/analyzer context.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it returns 'observed motion tracks, compiled curves, and replay bounds' — purely data retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution of external processes.
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The rule that runs vision.analyze_motion safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Visionmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For vision.analyze_motion, this is the rule to start with:
vision.analyze_motion is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Visionmcp, apply this rule, and every vision.analyze_motion call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about vision.analyze_motion
Return observed motion tracks, compiled curves, and replay bounds. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Visionmcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Vision MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vision.analyze_motion: 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 Visionmcp. Nothing to install.
vision.analyze_motion 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 vision.analyze_motion 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 vision.analyze_motion. 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.
vision.analyze_motion is provided by the Vision MCP server (joshuahickscorp/visionmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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