show_tools_app
List all tools organized by category as a Prefab card.
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What show_tools_app does on Blender
AI agents call show_tools_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_tools_app is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays information about available tools in an organized format. It has no side effects, does not modify or delete data, and does not execute code or trigger external operations. It is a simple informational/discovery tool, making it a Read operation with low severity since misuse would only expose metadata about the application itself.
From the tool's definition The tool 'show_tools_app' with description 'List all tools organized by category as a Prefab card' performs a retrieval and display operation.
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The rule that runs show_tools_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_tools_app, this is the rule to start with:
show_tools_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_tools_app call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about show_tools_app
List all tools organized by category as a 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_tools_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_tools_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_tools_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_tools_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_tools_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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