take_viewport_screenshot

What take_viewport_screenshot does on CLIO Adios

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

Why take_viewport_screenshot is rated Low

This tool performs data retrieval and capture of visual output only. It does not modify, delete, execute code, move data, or trigger external operations. The screenshot is a passive observation of the viewport state. While it creates a file, this is a benign side-effect of logging/documentation, not a Write operation that modifies application state or data structures.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Capture[s] a screenshot of the current ParaView viewport and save[s] it as a timestamped PNG' — a read-only operation that captures and stores visual data without modifying any underlying scientific data or system state.

The rule that runs take_viewport_screenshot safely

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

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

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