Get detailed information about a FreeCAD object. Args: object_name: Name of the object to inspect. doc_name: Document containing the object. Uses active document if None. include_properties: Whether to include property values. include_shape: Whether to include shape geometry details. Returns: Dic...
AI agents call inspect_object to retrieve information from FreeCAD Robust MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
inspect_object is a purely informational tool that queries and retrieves data about existing FreeCAD objects. It has no parameters that suggest modification, deletion, or external execution. The return values are read-only property and geometry information. This represents a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk potential.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get detailed information about a FreeCAD object' with parameters like 'include_properties' and 'include_shape' that return object information, properties, and geometry details without modifying state.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access inspect_object gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and FreeCAD Robust MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for inspect_object:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"inspect_object": {}
}
}inspect_object is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get detailed information about a FreeCAD object. Args: object_name: Name of the object to inspect. doc_name: Document containing the object. Uses active document if None. include_properties: Whether to include property values. include_shape: Whether to include shape geometry details. Returns: Dictionary containing comprehensive object information: - name: Object name - label: Object label - type_id: FreeCAD type identifier - properties: Dictionary of property names and values (if requested) - shape_info: Shape details (if requested and object has shape) - children: List of child object names - parents: List of parent object names - visibility: Whether object is visible. 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 inspect_object: 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.
inspect_object 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 inspect_object 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 inspect_object. 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.
inspect_object 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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