show_logs_app
Show recent log entries as a scrollable Prefab card.
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What show_logs_app does on Blender
AI agents call show_logs_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_logs_app is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays log entries in a UI component (Prefab card). It performs a read-only operation on existing log data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing anything. The 'show' verb and context of displaying logs confirms this is purely informational retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'show_logs_app' and description 'Show recent log entries as a scrollable Prefab card' indicate retrieval and display of existing log data with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs show_logs_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_logs_app, this is the rule to start with:
show_logs_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_logs_app call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about show_logs_app
Show recent log entries as a scrollable Prefab 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_logs_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_logs_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_logs_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_logs_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_logs_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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