rhino_schedule_by_material
Aggregate objects grouped by assigned material name.
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What rhino_schedule_by_material does on Rhino
AI agents call rhino_schedule_by_material to retrieve information from Rhino without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why rhino_schedule_by_material is rated Low
The tool reads and aggregates existing Rhino scene data (objects grouped by material), which is a pure read/query operation. No creation, modification, deletion, or external action is implied. Severity is low as misuse would at worst return unexpected data.
From the tool's definition 'Aggregate objects grouped by assigned material name' — this is a query/reporting operation that groups and retrieves object data by material, with no side effects described.
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The rule that runs rhino_schedule_by_material safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Rhino, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For rhino_schedule_by_material, this is the rule to start with:
rhino_schedule_by_material 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 Rhino, apply this rule, and every rhino_schedule_by_material call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about rhino_schedule_by_material
Aggregate objects grouped by assigned material name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Rhino MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Rhino MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for rhino_schedule_by_material: 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 Rhino. Nothing to install.
rhino_schedule_by_material 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 rhino_schedule_by_material 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 rhino_schedule_by_material. 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.
rhino_schedule_by_material is provided by the Rhino MCP server (easehee/rhino-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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