Critical-risk tools in Adobe Mcp Illustrator
20 of the 306 tools in Adobe Mcp Illustrator are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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adjust_textDestructiveStep text formatting up or down the way the Type keyboard commands do: font size up or down by points or by Font Size Step Up/Down, kern or track looser or tighter, Clear Tracki...
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clean_upDestructiveRemove stray points (single-anchor paths), unpainted paths (no fill, no stroke) and empty text from the document (Object > Path > Clean Up). Locked and hidden objects, clipping ...
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delete_artboardDestructiveDelete an artboard. Its artwork stays on the canvas. The last artboard cannot be deleted
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delete_data_setsDestructiveDelete data sets by name, or all of them. Variables and the artwork stay as displayed
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delete_empty_artboardsDestructiveDelete every artboard that no artwork touches (Artboards panel menu > Delete Empty Artboards). Hidden and locked artwork and guides count as artwork. One artboard always remains
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delete_graphic_stylesDestructiveDelete graphic styles from the document (Graphic Styles panel menu > Delete Graphic Style). Items keep their appearance; only the saved style goes
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delete_itemsDestructiveDelete items from the document (Illustrator\
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delete_layerDestructiveDelete a layer and everything on it
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delete_swatchesDestructiveDelete swatches by name
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delete_symbolsDestructiveDelete symbols by name, or every unused symbol (Symbols panel > Select All Unused, then Delete Symbol). A symbol with instances is refused unless instances says to delete them o...
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delete_text_stylesDestructiveDelete character or paragraph styles by name (Delete Character Style, Delete Paragraph Style). Text using them keeps its look as local formatting; the [Normal] styles cannot be ...
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delete_variablesDestructiveDelete variables by name. Their bound items stay in the document, no longer dynamic
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flatten_transparencyDestructiveFlatten transparency in the targets permanently (Object > Flatten Transparency), without the dialog: transparent artwork becomes opaque vector and raster pieces. Resolution is t...
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overprint_blackDestructiveSet or clear overprint on black, as Edit > Edit Colors > Overprint Black does, by script: fills and strokes whose black is at least the given percentage. By default only pure bl...
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remove_assetsDestructiveRemove assets from the Asset Export panel. The artwork stays in the document
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remove_from_clipping_maskDestructiveTake items out of their clip group, keeping their position: they are placed just in front of the group and are no longer clipped. The clipping path itself cannot be removed this...
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reset_bounding_boxDestructiveSquare the bounding box of rotated items back to the page (Object > Transform > Reset Bounding Box). The artwork does not move
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reset_fill_strokeDestructiveGive paths, compound paths and groups (every path inside) a white fill and a black 1 pt solid stroke, as the toolbar\
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thread_text_framesDestructiveThread text between area or path type frames (Type > Threaded Text): link flows text through the frames in the order given; release takes the frames out of their threads, keepin...
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unload_actionsDestructiveRemove action sets or actions from the Actions panel (Delete Selection), or every set (Clear Actions). Removed sets are gone from the panel; save them first if they are not in a...
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.