preview_product

Preview what a product will look like with an optional design. With no design, shows all variants and pricing. With a design URL or design_id, shows a text description of the final product ready for ordering. Does not create an order or charge any fees.

Server OpenPrints MCP openprints/mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What preview_product does on OpenPrints MCP

AI agents call preview_product to retrieve information from OpenPrints MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why preview_product needs a policy

This tool only retrieves and displays product/design preview information. It explicitly states it does not create orders or charge fees, making it a pure read/query operation with minimal blast radius.

From the tool's definition 'Preview what a product will look like', 'Does not create an order or charge any fees'

Questions about preview_product

What does the preview_product tool do? +

Preview what a product will look like with an optional design. With no design, shows all variants and pricing. With a design URL or design_id, shows a text description of the final product ready for ordering. Does not create an order or charge any fees. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenPrints MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on preview_product? +

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

What risk level is preview_product? +

preview_product is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit preview_product? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the preview_product 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 preview_product completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for preview_product. 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 preview_product? +

preview_product is provided by the OpenPrints MCP server (openprints/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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preview_product is one line of OpenPrints's registry record.

The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.

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