app_get_preferences

What app_get_preferences does on Altium-MCP-Suite

AI agents call app_get_preferences to retrieve information from Altium-MCP-Suite without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why app_get_preferences is rated Low

This tool retrieves application preferences without modifying state. The 'get_' prefix consistently indicates read operations across the sibling tool set. While the description is uninformative, the naming convention and context strongly suggest a non-destructive query. Confidence is slightly reduced due to lack of explicit documentation, but the risk remains low even if preferences contain configuration data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'app_get_preferences' indicates a retrieval operation ('get') with no modification capability. The empty description prevents confirmation of data sensitivity, but the naming pattern aligns with read-only query tools alongside sibling tools like…

The rule that runs app_get_preferences safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Altium-MCP-Suite, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For app_get_preferences, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "app_get_preferences": {}
  }
}

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