# illustrator_get_text_attributes Illustrator: Read the formatting of text frames or the selected text: character and paragraph attributes (of the first character and paragraph of the range), tab stops, the character and paragraph styles in use, and the frame's area type options and threads Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `illustrator_get_text_attributes`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-get-text-attributes ## Facts - Tool: `illustrator_get_text_attributes` - Server: Adobe Mcp Suite (`adobe-mcp-suite`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite.md - Install: `npx -y adobe-mcp-suite` - Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/adobe-mcp-suite - Risk category: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 3 (1 required) - Recommended policy verdict: Allowed ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `limit` | integer | no | Most ranges to report | | `range` | object | no | Characters to format in each frame (or in the selected text): start is the 0-based character offset; length defaults to the rest of the text. Default: all the t | | `target` | object | yes | Which items to act on. Give ids (from list_items or a create tool), names, or selection: true. Text frames inside groups are included; with selection: true and | Parameters from the server's own tool schema. ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "illustrator_get_text_attributes", "arguments": { "target": {} } } } ``` ## Why illustrator_get_text_attributes is rated Low Even though illustrator_get_text_attributes only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing. ## Use case AI agents call illustrator_get_text_attributes to retrieve information from Adobe Mcp Suite without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Adobe Mcp Suite: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "illustrator_get_text_attributes": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on Adobe Mcp Suite (446) - `illustrator_adjust_text` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-adjust-text.md - `illustrator_clean_up` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-clean-up.md - `illustrator_delete_artboard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-artboard.md - `illustrator_delete_data_sets` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-data-sets.md - `illustrator_delete_empty_artboards` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-empty-artboards.md - `illustrator_delete_graphic_styles` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-graphic-styles.md - `illustrator_delete_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-items.md - `illustrator_delete_layer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-layer.md - `illustrator_delete_swatches` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-swatches.md - `illustrator_delete_symbols` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-symbols.md - `illustrator_delete_text_styles` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-text-styles.md - `illustrator_delete_variables` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-delete-variables.md - `illustrator_flatten_transparency` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-flatten-transparency.md - `illustrator_overprint_black` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-overprint-black.md - `illustrator_remove_assets` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-remove-assets.md - `illustrator_remove_from_clipping_mask` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-remove-from-clipping-mask.md - `illustrator_reset_bounding_box` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-reset-bounding-box.md - `illustrator_reset_fill_stroke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-reset-fill-stroke.md - `illustrator_thread_text_frames` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-thread-text-frames.md - `illustrator_unload_actions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-unload-actions.md - `indesign_clear_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-clear-session.md - `indesign_delete_all_page_layout_snapshots` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-delete-all-page-layout-snapshots.md - `indesign_delete_master_spread` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-delete-master-spread.md - `indesign_delete_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-delete-page.md - `indesign_delete_page_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-delete-page-item.md - `indesign_delete_page_layout_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-delete-page-layout-snapshot.md - `indesign_delete_spread` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-delete-spread.md - `indesign_organize_document_layers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-organize-document-layers.md - `indesign_remove_item_from_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-remove-item-from-group.md - `indesign_remove_master_override` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-remove-master-override.md - …and 416 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=adobe-mcp-suite · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adobe-mcp-suite