AI agents call kicad.search_footprints to retrieve information from Eda without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The name 'search_footprints' strongly implies a read/query operation — searching for footprint components in the KiCad library. No side effects are expected from a search operation. Confidence is reduced due to the empty description, but the naming convention and context of sibling tools (which are all write operations like add_component, add_wire) suggest this tool is a read-only lookup.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'search' which implies querying/retrieving data; description is empty and uninformative
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
kicad.search_footprints. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Eda MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Eda MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for kicad.search_footprints: 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 Eda. Nothing to install.
kicad.search_footprints 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 kicad.search_footprints 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 kicad.search_footprints. 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.
kicad.search_footprints is provided by the Eda MCP server (saeronlab/eda-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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