Get a list of all currently selected media items with their info.
AI agents call selection_get_selected_items to retrieve information from ReaperMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries the current state of selected items in REAPER without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a straightforward read operation that returns information about existing selections. No side effects or state changes occur.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'selection_get_selected_items' and description states 'Get a list of all currently selected media items with their info' — uses verb 'Get' indicating retrieval without modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access selection_get_selected_items gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and ReaperMCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for selection_get_selected_items:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"selection_get_selected_items": {}
}
}selection_get_selected_items is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get a list of all currently selected media items with their info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ReaperMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Reaper MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for selection_get_selected_items: 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 ReaperMCP. Nothing to install.
selection_get_selected_items 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 selection_get_selected_items 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 selection_get_selected_items. 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.
selection_get_selected_items is provided by the Reaper MCP server (xdarkzx/reaper-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from ReaperMCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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