Get the history states of the active document
AI agents call photoshop_get_history to retrieve information from Photoshop MCP Windows-First without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical state information from an open Photoshop document. It performs a passive read operation with no side effects—it does not modify document state, execute scripts, delete data, or trigger financial transactions. The word 'Get' confirms the read-only nature. As a low-impact information retrieval function, it poses minimal risk to document integrity or system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'photoshop_get_history' and description 'Get the history states of the active document' indicate a retrieval operation that queries Photoshop's document history without modifying or executing actions.
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Get the history states of the active document. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Photoshop MCP Windows-First MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Photoshop MCP Windows-First MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for photoshop_get_history: 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 Photoshop MCP Windows-First. Nothing to install.
photoshop_get_history 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 photoshop_get_history 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 photoshop_get_history. 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.
photoshop_get_history is provided by the Photoshop MCP Windows-First MCP server (rookietopred02-gif/photoshop-mcp-windows-first). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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