Get absolute position of a component pin
AI agents call get_component_pin_position to retrieve information from KiCAD Schematic Manipulation MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves positional information about a component pin in a KiCAD schematic. It performs a read-only query with no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The information returned (coordinates) is informational only and cannot cause harm if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_component_pin_position' and description 'Get absolute position of a component pin' indicate a query operation that retrieves data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get absolute position of a component pin. It is categorised as a Read tool in the KiCAD Schematic Manipulation MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the KiCAD Schematic Manipulation MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_component_pin_position: 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 KiCAD Schematic Manipulation MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_component_pin_position 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 get_component_pin_position 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 get_component_pin_position. 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.
get_component_pin_position is provided by the KiCAD Schematic Manipulation MCP Server MCP server (richard-luc/kicad-schematic-manipulation). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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