Measure buried solvent-accessible surface area between two atom sets.
AI agents call measure_buried_area to retrieve information from ChimeraX MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a measurement/calculation on existing structural data without modifying, deleting, or executing any external operations. It reads atomic coordinates and computes surface area metrics, making it a pure read/analysis operation.
From the tool's definition Measure buried solvent-accessible surface area between two atom sets
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Measure buried solvent-accessible surface area between two atom sets. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ChimeraX MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ChimeraX MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for measure_buried_area: 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 ChimeraX MCP Server. Nothing to install.
measure_buried_area 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 measure_buried_area 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 measure_buried_area. 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.
measure_buried_area is provided by the ChimeraX MCP Server MCP server (mahynotch/chimerax-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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