select_nested_items
Select inside groups, as the Direct Selection and Group Selection tools do: children (the items directly inside each target group), all (every object inside the target groups at any depth, not the groups themselves) or parent (the group that holds each target, one level up). The selection is repl...
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What select_nested_items does on Adobe Mcp Illustrator
AI agents use select_nested_items to create or update resources in Adobe Mcp Illustrator, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Adobe Mcp Illustrator environment.
Why select_nested_items is rated Medium
An AI agent can call select_nested_items faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Adobe Mcp Illustrator by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs select_nested_items safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Adobe Mcp Illustrator, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For select_nested_items, this is the rule to start with:
select_nested_items 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Adobe Mcp Illustrator, apply this rule, and every select_nested_items call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about select_nested_items
Select inside groups, as the Direct Selection and Group Selection tools do: children (the items directly inside each target group), all (every object inside the target groups at any depth, not the groups themselves) or parent (the group that holds each target, one level up). The selection is replaced. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Adobe Mcp Illustrator MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Adobe Mcp Illustrator MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for select_nested_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 Adobe Mcp Illustrator. Nothing to install.
select_nested_items 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_nested_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 select_nested_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.
select_nested_items is provided by the Adobe Mcp Illustrator MCP server (adobe-mcp-illustrator). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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