Exit sketch edit mode and optionally rebuild the model. Use this after completing sketch geometry creation and before creating features like extrusions. The rebuild parameter controls whether to force a model rebuild after exiting (default: true).
AI agents invoke exit_sketch to trigger actions in SolidWorks MCP Server. 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.
This tool triggers a state change in SolidWorks (exiting sketch mode) and optionally executes a model rebuild operation. It's not purely reading data, nor is it creating/modifying persistent data in a reversible write sense — it's executing an operation (mode transition + rebuild) within the CAD environment. Misuse could corrupt model state or trigger unintended rebuilds affecting dependent features.
From the tool's definition Exit sketch edit mode and optionally rebuild the model
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access exit_sketch gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SolidWorks MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for exit_sketch:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"exit_sketch": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "exit_sketch_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}exit_sketch 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.
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Exit sketch edit mode and optionally rebuild the model. Use this after completing sketch geometry creation and before creating features like extrusions. The rebuild parameter controls whether to force a model rebuild after exiting (default: true). It is categorised as a Execute tool in the SolidWorks MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the SolidWorks MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for exit_sketch: 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 SolidWorks MCP Server. Nothing to install.
exit_sketch 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 exit_sketch 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 exit_sketch. 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.
exit_sketch is provided by the SolidWorks MCP Server MCP server (jianzhichun/solidworks-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from SolidWorks MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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