easyeda_highlight_net
Highlight one net in the editor, to show a human where it is.
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What easyeda_highlight_net does on Eda Agent
AI agents invoke easyeda_highlight_net to trigger actions in Eda Agent. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why easyeda_highlight_net is rated High
Triggers a visual action in the Altium Designer editor, an external operation affecting UI state.
From the tool's definition Highlight one net in the editor, trigger external operation
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The rule that runs easyeda_highlight_net safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Eda Agent, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For easyeda_highlight_net, this is the rule to start with:
easyeda_highlight_net stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Eda Agent, apply this rule, and every easyeda_highlight_net call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about easyeda_highlight_net
Highlight one net in the editor, to show a human where it is. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Eda Agent MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Eda Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for easyeda_highlight_net: 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 Eda Agent. Nothing to install.
easyeda_highlight_net is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the easyeda_highlight_net 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 easyeda_highlight_net. 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.
easyeda_highlight_net is provided by the Eda Agent MCP server (salitronic/eda-agent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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