get_component_property_values

What get_component_property_values does on Altium-MCP-Suite

AI agents call get_component_property_values 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 get_component_property_values is rated Low

This tool queries component properties in an Altium project and returns data without side effects. It performs a read-only retrieval operation, consistent with data lookup functions. No write, delete, or code execution capabilities are implied. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an agent could retrieve design data but cannot modify, delete, or execute operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate retrieval: 'Get values of a specific property for all components' — a pure query operation with no data modification, deletion, or execution of arbitrary code.

The rule that runs get_component_property_values 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 get_component_property_values, this is the rule to start with:

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

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