affinity_send_shortcut

THE RISK

High Risk

Why affinity_send_shortcut needs a policy

Sending keyboard shortcuts to an application executes arbitrary commands within that application. Depending on the shortcut sent, this could trigger destructive actions (delete, undo), file operations (save, export, close), or any other application command.

From the tool's definition 'Send keyboard shortcut to Affinity Designer' — triggers arbitrary keyboard input/commands in the application

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

POLICY

How to control affinity_send_shortcut

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_send_shortcut:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "affinity_send_shortcut": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "affinity_send_shortcut_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

affinity_send_shortcut 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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Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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EXPLORE

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FAQ

Questions about affinity_send_shortcut

What does the affinity_send_shortcut tool do? +

Send keyboard shortcut to Affinity Designer / Affinity Designerにキーボードショートカットを送信. 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_send_shortcut? +

Register the MCP Affinity Designer Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for affinity_send_shortcut: 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_send_shortcut? +

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

Can I rate-limit affinity_send_shortcut? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the affinity_send_shortcut 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_send_shortcut completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for affinity_send_shortcut. 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_send_shortcut? +

affinity_send_shortcut 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.

Enforce policy on every MCP Affinity Designer Server tool call.

Start from MCP Affinity Designer Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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