get_element_properties

What get_element_properties does on Revit MCP Server

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

Why get_element_properties is rated Low

The tool retrieves or queries element properties from a Revit model without modifying, executing external operations, or deleting data. This is a read-only operation with no side effects. The lack of description slightly reduces confidence but the semantic meaning of 'get_element_properties' is clear enough to classify as Read.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_element_properties' indicates retrieval of properties from building model elements. No description provided, but naming convention and sibling tools like 'analyze_model_statistics' and 'ai_element_filter' confirm this is a data retrieval…

The rule that runs get_element_properties safely

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

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

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