# export_document

A write tool on the Revit MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `export_document`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/export-document

## Facts

- Tool: `export_document`
- Server: Revit MCP Server (`demolinator/revit-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Demolinator/revit-mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "export_document",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why export_document is rated Medium

The tool exports a Revit document, which involves writing/creating output files. While export itself does not modify the original document or delete data, it creates new file artifacts and can affect downstream systems. This is Write rather than Read because it generates/commits new data outputs.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'export_document' indicates it outputs/extracts document data. No description provided. On a Revit MCP server, document export typically saves/writes data in new formats without deletion."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Revit MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "export_document": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "export_document_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Revit MCP Server (47)

- `delete_elements` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/delete-elements.md
- `execute_revit_code` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/execute-revit-code.md
- `set_active_view` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/set-active-view.md
- `transform_elements` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/transform-elements.md
- `ai_element_filter` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/ai-element-filter.md
- `analyze_model_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/analyze-model-statistics.md
- `check_clashes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/check-clashes.md
- `export_room_data` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/export-room-data.md
- `get_current_view_elements` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-current-view-elements.md
- `get_current_view_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-current-view-info.md
- `get_element_properties` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-element-properties.md
- `get_material_quantities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-material-quantities.md
- `get_revit_model_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-revit-model-info.md
- `get_revit_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-revit-status.md
- `get_revit_view` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-revit-view.md
- `get_selected_elements` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/get-selected-elements.md
- `list_category_parameters` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/list-category-parameters.md
- `list_families` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/list-families.md
- `list_family_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/list-family-categories.md
- `list_levels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/list-levels.md
- `list_revit_views` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/list-revit-views.md
- `clear_colors` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/clear-colors.md
- `color_splash` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/color-splash.md
- `create_detail_line` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/create-detail-line.md
- `create_dimensions` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/create-dimensions.md
- `create_duct` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/create-duct.md
- `create_grid` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/create-grid.md
- `create_level` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/create-level.md
- `create_line_based_element` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/create-line-based-element.md
- `create_mep_system` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server/create-mep-system.md
- …and 17 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/demolinator-revit-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=demolinator-revit-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/demolinator-revit-mcp-server
