Find layout XML files — handles, blocks, containers, and referenceBlock/referenceContainer declarations. Parses view/*/layout/*.xml files across all modules. Use to understand page structure and block assignments.
AI agents call magento_find_layout to retrieve information from Magector without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs semantic search and indexing over Magento 2 layout XML configuration files. It retrieves information about page structure and block assignments without creating, modifying, executing, or deleting any data. The scope is strictly read-only analysis of existing layout definitions.
From the tool's definition Tool 'magento_find_layout' parses and searches layout XML files to find handles, blocks, containers, and declarations. The verbs 'Find', 'Parses', and 'Use to understand' indicate retrieval and analysis only, with no modification or execution capability.
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Find layout XML files — handles, blocks, containers, and referenceBlock/referenceContainer declarations. Parses view/*/layout/*.xml files across all modules. Use to understand page structure and block assignments. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Magector MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Magector MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for magento_find_layout: 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 Magector. Nothing to install.
magento_find_layout is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the magento_find_layout 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 magento_find_layout. 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.
magento_find_layout is provided by the Magector MCP server (magector). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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