Place an image on the specified page (defaults to active page in InDesign UI)
AI agents use place_image 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.
Placing an image modifies the document by adding new content, which is a reversible Write operation. This is not Read (no mere data retrieval), not Execute (no arbitrary code/command execution), not Destructive (no data deletion or permanent overwrites), not Financial (no monetary transactions).
From the tool's definition place_image places an image on a specified page, which creates or modifies document content. The description states 'Place an image on the specified page', indicating insertion of visual content into the InDesign document.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access place_image 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_image:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"place_image": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "place_image_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}place_image 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 an image on the specified page (defaults to active page in InDesign UI). 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_image: 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_image 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_image 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_image. 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_image 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.
Deterministic rules across all 135 InDesign UXP MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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