set_display_mode
A other tool on the FreeCAD Robust MCP server.
This record as markdown: /tools/spkane-freecad-addon-robust-mcp-server/set-display-mode.md
What set_display_mode does on FreeCAD Robust MCP Server
AI agents call set_display_mode as a supporting operation in FreeCAD Robust MCP Server workflows.
Why set_display_mode is rated Low
The tool name suggests it changes the visual display mode of an object in FreeCAD (e.g., wireframe, shaded, flat lines), which is a UI/rendering preference change with no data creation, deletion, or execution. However, the empty description lowers confidence.
From the tool's definition Tool name: set_display_mode; description is empty and uninformative.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs set_display_mode 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 set_display_mode, this is the rule to start with:
set_display_mode gets a rate cap, and 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 set_display_mode call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about set_display_mode
set_display_mode is a other tool on the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Other tool in the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP Server, which means it performs auxiliary operations.
Register the FreeCAD Robust MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for set_display_mode: 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.
set_display_mode is a Other tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the set_display_mode 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 set_display_mode. 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.
set_display_mode 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.
More on FreeCAD Robust MCP Server, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue