Select all audio in all tracks. Selects both tracks and time range.
AI agents use select_all to create or update resources in AudacityMCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your AudacityMCP environment.
This tool changes the selection state in Audacity (which tracks and time range are selected), which is a reversible modification of the editor's working state. It does not read data out of the system, execute code/scripts, delete data, or involve financial transactions. Selection operations are Write-category because they alter the application state in a way that can be undone (deselect).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'select_all' and description 'Select all audio in all tracks. Selects both tracks and time range.' indicates a selection operation that modifies the UI state without altering underlying audio data.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access select_all gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AudacityMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for select_all:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"select_all": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "select_all_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}select_all 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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Select all audio in all tracks. Selects both tracks and time range. It is categorised as a Write tool in the AudacityMCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Audacity MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for select_all: 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 AudacityMCP. Nothing to install.
select_all 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 select_all 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 select_all. 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.
select_all is provided by the Audacity MCP server (xdarkzx/audacity-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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