get_active_document
A read tool on the FreeCAD Robust MCP server.
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What get_active_document does on FreeCAD Robust MCP Server
AI agents call get_active_document to retrieve information from FreeCAD Robust MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_active_document is rated Low
The tool retrieves or queries document state with no side effects. This is a read operation. The empty description reduces confidence slightly, but the naming convention ('get_') and context among write/execute-oriented sibling tools strongly indicate passive data retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_active_document' indicates retrieval of the currently active document state in FreeCAD without modification.
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The rule that runs get_active_document safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and FreeCAD Robust MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_active_document, this is the rule to start with:
get_active_document 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 FreeCAD Robust MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_active_document call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_active_document
get_active_document is a read tool on the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_active_document: 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 FreeCAD Robust MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_active_document 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 get_active_document 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 get_active_document. 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.
get_active_document is provided by the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP server (spkane/freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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