Recompute a FreeCAD document to update all dependent objects. Args: doc_name: Name of document to recompute. Uses active document if None. Returns: Dictionary with recompute result: - success: Whether recompute was successful
AI agents invoke recompute_document to trigger actions in FreeCAD Robust MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Recomputing a document triggers an update/recalculation operation across all dependent objects in the 3D model. This is an execution action that processes and transforms data rather than simply reading or writing discrete data. It can have cascading effects on the document state, but is not inherently destructive or financial.
From the tool's definition Recompute a FreeCAD document to update all dependent objects
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access recompute_document 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 recompute_document:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"recompute_document": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "recompute_document_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}recompute_document stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Recompute a FreeCAD document to update all dependent objects. Args: doc_name: Name of document to recompute. Uses active document if None. Returns: Dictionary with recompute result: - success: Whether recompute was successful. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for recompute_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.
recompute_document is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the recompute_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 recompute_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.
recompute_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.
Deterministic rules across all 152 FreeCAD Robust MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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