get_board_2d_view

What get_board_2d_view does on KiCAD-MCP-Server

AI agents call get_board_2d_view to retrieve information from KiCAD-MCP-Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_board_2d_view is rated Low

This tool retrieves board visualization data with no side effects. Despite the empty description lowering confidence slightly, the naming convention strongly suggests a read-only query operation. Given the context of sibling tools that perform writes (add_*), this getter clearly falls into the Read category. The blast radius is minimal—requesting a 2D view cannot damage designs or cause unintended modifications.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_board_2d_view' indicates retrieval of a 2D visualization of a circuit board. The 'get_' prefix is characteristic of read operations that retrieve or query data without modifying state.

The rule that runs get_board_2d_view safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and KiCAD-MCP-Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_board_2d_view, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_board_2d_view": {}
  }
}

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