show_blender_status_app
Show Blender MCP server status as a rich dashboard card.
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What show_blender_status_app does on Blender
AI agents call show_blender_status_app to retrieve information from Blender without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why show_blender_status_app is rated Low
This is a status/monitoring tool that queries the current state of the Blender MCP server and presents it visually. It has no capability to modify data, execute code, delete resources, or commit financial actions. It is purely informational, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition The tool is explicitly described as 'Show Blender MCP server status as a rich dashboard card.' It retrieves and displays status information without modifying, executing operations, or causing side effects.
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The rule that runs show_blender_status_app safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Blender, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For show_blender_status_app, this is the rule to start with:
show_blender_status_app is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Blender, apply this rule, and every show_blender_status_app call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about show_blender_status_app
Show Blender MCP server status as a rich dashboard card. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Blender MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Blender MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for show_blender_status_app: 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 Blender. Nothing to install.
show_blender_status_app 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 show_blender_status_app 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 show_blender_status_app. 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.
show_blender_status_app is provided by the Blender MCP server (sandraschi/blender-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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