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affinity_select_tool

Select a specific tool in Affinity Designer / Affinity Designerで特定のツールを選択

How to control affinity_select_tool ↓

What affinity_select_tool does on MCP Affinity Designer Server

AI agents invoke affinity_select_tool to trigger actions in MCP Affinity Designer 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.

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Why affinity_select_tool needs a policy

This tool triggers an external operation in Affinity Designer by activating/switching to a specific tool in the application. It interacts with an external application's UI state rather than simply reading data or writing content. While relatively low-risk on its own, it constitutes an external application action that could be a precursor to further automated operations, placing it in the Execute category.

From the tool's definition Select a specific tool in Affinity Designer / Affinity Designerで特定のツールを選択

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access affinity_select_tool gives an agent:

How to control affinity_select_tool

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Affinity Designer Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for affinity_select_tool:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "affinity_select_tool": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "affinity_select_tool_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

affinity_select_tool 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.

  1. Create a free account and register MCP Affinity Designer Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about affinity_select_tool

What does the affinity_select_tool tool do? +

Select a specific tool in Affinity Designer / Affinity Designerで特定のツールを選択. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the MCP Affinity Designer Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on affinity_select_tool? +

Register the MCP Affinity Designer Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for affinity_select_tool: 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 MCP Affinity Designer Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is affinity_select_tool? +

affinity_select_tool is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit affinity_select_tool? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the affinity_select_tool 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.

How do I block affinity_select_tool completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for affinity_select_tool. 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.

What MCP server provides affinity_select_tool? +

affinity_select_tool is provided by the MCP Affinity Designer Server MCP server (szgk/mcp-affinity-designer). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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