# set_workspace_context

Set the workspace-aware metadata database scope for this MCP call path.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `set_workspace_context`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/set-workspace-context

## Facts

- Tool: `set_workspace_context`
- Server: Pypi:best Cad (`pypi:best-cad-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y pypi:best-cad-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/LokmenoWer/best-cad-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": "set_workspace_context",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why set_workspace_context is rated Medium

This tool modifies metadata database configuration in a reversible manner. While it does not directly create drawing data like Write tools typically do, it alters system state that determines the scope of subsequent operations. This is Write rather than Execute because it sets state rather than triggering external operations, and it is reversible (scope can be changed again).

From the tool's own definition: "set_workspace_context modifies metadata database scope, which affects how subsequent operations are scoped and executed."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Pypi:best Cad (320)

- `clear_spatial_annotations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/clear-spatial-annotations.md
- `clear_understanding_cache` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/clear-understanding-cache.md
- `delete_entities` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/delete-entities.md
- `delete_entity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/delete-entity.md
- `delete_layer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/delete-layer.md
- `delete_named_view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/delete-named-view.md
- `delete_selection_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/delete-selection-set.md
- `erase_selection_entities` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/erase-selection-entities.md
- `purge_drawing` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/purge-drawing.md
- `remove_hyperlink` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/remove-hyperlink.md
- `build_drawing_ir` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/build-drawing-ir.md
- `check_runtime_environment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/check-runtime-environment.md
- `execute_cad_plan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/execute-cad-plan.md
- `execute_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/execute-query.md
- `execute_sql_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/execute-sql-query.md
- `highlight_entities` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/highlight-entities.md
- `pan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/pan.md
- `plot_preview` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/plot-preview.md
- `plot_to_device` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/plot-to-device.md
- `regen` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/regen.md
- `reload_xref` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/reload-xref.md
- `render_drawing_view` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/render-drawing-view.md
- `restart_mcp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/restart-mcp.md
- `restore_named_view` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/restore-named-view.md
- `revolve_region` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/revolve-region.md
- `select_on_screen` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/select-on-screen.md
- `send_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/send-command.md
- `set_active_layout` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/set-active-layout.md
- `set_active_ucs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/set-active-ucs.md
- `set_variable` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp/set-variable.md
- …and 290 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-lokmenower-best-cad-mcp
