# export_stl

A write tool on the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `export_stl`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/export-stl

## Facts

- Tool: `export_stl`
- Server: FreeCAD Robust MCP Server (`spkane/freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/spkane/freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "export_stl",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why export_stl is rated Medium

The tool appears to generate and write an STL (stereolithography) file from FreeCAD model data. This is reversible (the file can be deleted or overwritten), making it Write rather than Destructive. Severity is medium because exporting sensitive CAD designs or generating files that could be misused in manufacturing contexts poses moderate risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool named 'export_stl' with empty description; inferred functionality based on context (FreeCAD 3D modeling server) suggests exporting 3D model data to STL file format, which creates/writes a new file."

## Use case

AI agents use export_stl to create or update resources in FreeCAD Robust MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your FreeCAD Robust MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches FreeCAD Robust MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "export_stl": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "export_stl_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on FreeCAD Robust MCP Server (151)

- `close_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/close-document.md
- `delete_macro` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/delete-macro.md
- `delete_object` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/delete-object.md
- `delete_sketch_constraint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/delete-sketch-constraint.md
- `delete_sketch_geometry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/delete-sketch-geometry.md
- `spreadsheet_clear_cell` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/spreadsheet-clear-cell.md
- `activate_workbench` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/activate-workbench.md
- `boolean_operation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/boolean-operation.md
- `draft_extrude_shapestring` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/draft-extrude-shapestring.md
- `execute_python` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/execute-python.md
- `explode_compound` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/explode-compound.md
- `part_sweep` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/part-sweep.md
- `recompute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/recompute.md
- `recompute_document` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/recompute-document.md
- `revolution_sketch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/revolution-sketch.md
- `run_macro` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/run-macro.md
- `safe_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/safe-execute.md
- `scale_object` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/scale-object.md
- `set_camera_position` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/set-camera-position.md
- `shell_object` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/shell-object.md
- `slice_shape` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/slice-shape.md
- `subtractive_loft` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/subtractive-loft.md
- `subtractive_pipe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/subtractive-pipe.md
- `common_all` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/common-all.md
- `draft_feature` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/draft-feature.md
- `draft_shapestring_to_face` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/draft-shapestring-to-face.md
- `draft_text_on_surface` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/draft-text-on-surface.md
- `section_shape` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/section-shape.md
- `set_display_mode` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/set-display-mode.md
- `set_view_angle` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/set-view-angle.md
- …and 121 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server
