Get information about the current schematic
AI agents call get_schematic_info 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 only queries and retrieves data about an existing schematic without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only inspection function, which is the lowest risk category.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'get_schematic_info' and description 'Get information about the current schematic' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get information about the current schematic. 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_schematic_info: 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_schematic_info 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_schematic_info 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_schematic_info. 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_schematic_info 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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