revolve · Inventor MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What revolve does on Inventor

AI agents invoke revolve to trigger actions in Inventor. 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.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why revolve needs a policy

Based on the server context of parametric 3D modeling in Autodesk Inventor, 'revolve' most likely creates a revolve feature (rotating a 2D profile around an axis to generate a 3D solid), which is an Execute-level operation that triggers an external modeling operation in Autodesk Inventor. However, the empty description significantly lowers confidence.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'revolve' on a server for parametric 3D modeling in Autodesk Inventor; description is empty.

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Verdict

revolve Rate-limited

revolve 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "revolve": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "revolve_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about revolve

What does the revolve tool do? +

revolve. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Inventor MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on revolve? +

Register the Inventor MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for revolve: 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 Inventor. Nothing to install.

What risk level is revolve? +

revolve is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit revolve? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the revolve 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.

How do I block revolve completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for revolve. 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.

What MCP server provides revolve? +

revolve is provided by the Inventor MCP server (neonglay/inventor-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.