estimate_print_progress

What estimate_print_progress does on Kiln

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

Why estimate_print_progress is rated Low

The tool name indicates passive monitoring/querying of print progress state rather than control, modification, or execution. Without a description, confidence is moderate, but the name strongly suggests a read operation that would retrieve current or projected print completion data from the printer without causing state changes.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'estimate_print_progress' suggests retrieval of print status information with no side effects. Description is empty, reducing confidence. Sibling tools like 'ams_status' and context of 3D printer monitoring support this classification.

The rule that runs estimate_print_progress safely

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

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

Questions about estimate_print_progress