# illustrator_save_document

Illustrator: Save the active document. With filePath, save it as an Illustrator (.ai) or Illustrator EPS (.eps) file there; the document then refers to that file. Can also save each artboard to its own file

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `illustrator_save_document`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/illustrator-save-document

## Facts

- Tool: `illustrator_save_document`
- 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: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 12
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `preview` | string | no | .eps: preview format. Default tiff_color |
| `filePath` | string | no | Absolute .ai or .eps path. Omit to save in place |
| `artboards` | string | no | With separateArtboards: the artboards to save, 1-based: "1", "1-3,5". Default all |
| `overprint` | string | no | .eps: keep or discard overprints. Default preserve |
| `compressed` | boolean | no | .ai: compress the file. Default true |
| `embedFonts` | boolean | no | .eps: include document fonts. Default true |
| `postScript` | integer | no | .eps: PostScript level. Default 3 |
| `thumbnails` | boolean | no | .eps: include a thumbnail. Default true |
| `transparency` | string | no | Saving for Illustrator 8 or 3 only, which have no transparency: preserve_paths (discard transparency) or preserve_appearance (flatten it) |
| `compatibility` | string | no | Illustrator version to save for: 24 = Illustrator 2020 and later (default), 17 = CC, 16 = CS6 |
| `pdfCompatible` | boolean | no | .ai: embed a PDF-compatible copy so other apps can preview it. Default true. False gives a much smaller native file |
| `cmykPostScript` | boolean | no | .eps: include CMYK PostScript in RGB files. Default true |

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_save_document",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why illustrator_save_document is rated Medium

An AI agent can call illustrator_save_document faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Adobe Mcp Suite by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

Risk signals: Accepts file system path (filePath) · High parameter count (17 properties)

## Use case

AI agents use illustrator_save_document to create or update resources in Adobe Mcp Suite, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Adobe Mcp Suite environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. 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_save_document": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "illustrator_save_document_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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

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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