pcb_place_polygon_rect

What pcb_place_polygon_rect does on Altium-MCP-Suite

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

Why pcb_place_polygon_rect is rated Medium

This tool creates or adds a new geometric element (a rectangular polygon) to a PCB design. This is a reversible modification operation—polygons can be deleted or adjusted after placement—so it falls under Write rather than Destructive. While PCB modifications could potentially affect hardware designs, the tool itself performs a contained design operation without executing external code or deleting data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'pcb_place_polygon_rect' indicates placement of a rectangular polygon on a PCB, which creates or modifies design geometry. The sibling tools include app_create_document, app_attach, suggesting the server manages persistent design state.

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

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "pcb_place_polygon_rect": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "pcb_place_polygon_rect_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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