# indesign_set_document_preferences

InDesign: Set document preferences. Pass one or more groups (general, margins, guides, text, grid) with the properties to change. Measurements are millimetres. Margin changes are applied to the document defaults and to every existing document and master page.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `indesign_set_document_preferences`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adobe-mcp-suite/indesign-set-document-preferences

## Facts

- Tool: `indesign_set_document_preferences`
- 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: 5
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `grid` | object | no | Grids (GridPreference) |
| `text` | object | no | Text (TextPreference) |
| `guides` | object | no | Ruler guides (GuidePreference) |
| `general` | object | no | Document setup (DocumentPreference) |
| `margins` | object | no | Margins and columns (MarginPreference) |

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": "indesign_set_document_preferences",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why indesign_set_document_preferences is rated Medium

An AI agent can call indesign_set_document_preferences 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: High parameter count (79 properties) · Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents use indesign_set_document_preferences 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": {
    "indesign_set_document_preferences": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "indesign_set_document_preferences_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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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