# rhino_polyline

Add a polyline through the given points; optionally closed.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `rhino_polyline`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-polyline

## Facts

- Tool: `rhino_polyline`
- Server: Rhino (`easehee/rhino-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/EaseHee/rhino-mcp
- 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": "rhino_polyline",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why rhino_polyline is rated Medium

This tool creates new geometric entities (polylines) in a CAD model, which is a reversible modification operation. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data, or move money. However, it has high severity because an AI agent could maliciously create numerous complex polylines to corrupt or degrade a design file, or use it in an automated loop to consume resources.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'rhino_polyline' and description 'Add a polyline through the given points; optionally closed' explicitly indicates creation of geometry objects in Rhino."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Rhino (244)

- `gh_delete_component` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/gh-delete-component.md
- `gh_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/gh-reset.md
- `rhino_bim_pset_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-bim-pset-delete.md
- `rhino_layer_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-layer-delete.md
- `rhino_object_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-object-delete.md
- `rhino_render_queue_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-render-queue-cancel.md
- `gh_new_canvas` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/gh-new-canvas.md
- `gh_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/gh-run.md
- `gh_run_template` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/gh-run-template.md
- `rhino_annotation_scale_bar` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-annotation-scale-bar.md
- `rhino_attractor_displace_points` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-attractor-displace-points.md
- `rhino_axis_ribs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-axis-ribs.md
- `rhino_batch_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-batch-call.md
- `rhino_boolean_intersection` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-boolean-intersection.md
- `rhino_boolean_union` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-boolean-union.md
- `rhino_bridge_select_instance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-bridge-select-instance.md
- `rhino_display_mode_set` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-display-mode-set.md
- `rhino_drawing_section_cut` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-drawing-section-cut.md
- `rhino_execute_csharp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-execute-csharp.md
- `rhino_execute_python` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-execute-python.md
- `rhino_mesh_boolean_union` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-mesh-boolean-union.md
- `rhino_network_surface` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-network-surface.md
- `rhino_object_select` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-object-select.md
- `rhino_render_queue_submit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-render-queue-submit.md
- `rhino_render_to_file` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-render-to-file.md
- `rhino_section` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-section.md
- `rhino_section_at_axis` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-section-at-axis.md
- `rhino_shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-shell.md
- `rhino_skin_from_sections` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-skin-from-sections.md
- `rhino_taper` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp/rhino-taper.md
- …and 214 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/easehee-rhino-mcp.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=easehee-rhino-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/easehee-rhino-mcp
