AI agents use place_file_on_spread to create or update resources in InDesign UXP MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your InDesign UXP MCP Server environment.
This tool creates or modifies document content by inserting a file element onto a spread. This is a reversible write operation typical of document editing (the placed element can be deleted or moved). It does not execute arbitrary code or delete data, placing it in the Write category.
From the tool's definition The tool is named 'place_file_on_spread' and described as 'Place a file on a spread.' This inserts a file object into a document, modifying the spread's layout and content.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access place_file_on_spread gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and InDesign UXP MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for place_file_on_spread:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"place_file_on_spread": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "place_file_on_spread_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}place_file_on_spread stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Place a file on a spread. It is categorised as a Write tool in the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for place_file_on_spread: 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 InDesign UXP MCP Server. Nothing to install.
place_file_on_spread is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the place_file_on_spread 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 place_file_on_spread. 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.
place_file_on_spread is provided by the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP server (theloniuser/indesign-uxp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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