get_setup_guide
Get setup and installation instructions for integrating the design system into your project
This record as markdown: /tools/design-system/get-setup-guide.md
What get_setup_guide does on Design System
AI agents call get_setup_guide to retrieve information from Design System without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
type | object | — | Optional: npm for npm/yarn/bun installation, cdn for CDN link. If omitted, returns both options so you can present them to the user. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_setup_guide is rated Low
This tool retrieves documentation and setup instructions for the design system. It does not modify data, execute arbitrary code, delete anything, or perform financial operations. The only action is reading and returning instructional content to the user. Severity is low because misuse would only result in the user receiving documentation, which poses no security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool is named 'get_setup_guide' and described as retrieving 'setup and installation instructions' - a read-only information retrieval operation with no data modification or execution capability.
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The rule that runs get_setup_guide safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Design System, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_setup_guide, this is the rule to start with:
get_setup_guide is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Design System, apply this rule, and every get_setup_guide call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_setup_guide
Get setup and installation instructions for integrating the design system into your project. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Design System MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_setup_guide accepts 1 parameter: type. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Design System MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_setup_guide: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Design System. Nothing to install.
get_setup_guide is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_setup_guide rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_setup_guide. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_setup_guide is provided by the Design System MCP server (@triptease/design-system-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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