Set comprehensive grid settings for the document
AI agents use set_document_grid_settings 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.
Grid settings are document-level preferences that control the display and alignment behavior in InDesign. Changing them is a reversible modification to the document state (Write category). The severity is medium because an adversary could alter grid settings to make design work harder or obscure the workspace, but the change can be easily undone and does not destroy content.
From the tool's definition Tool name: 'set_document_grid_settings' — described as setting 'comprehensive grid settings for the document'.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_document_grid_settings 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 set_document_grid_settings:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"set_document_grid_settings": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "set_document_grid_settings_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}set_document_grid_settings 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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Set comprehensive grid settings for the document. 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 set_document_grid_settings: 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.
set_document_grid_settings 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 set_document_grid_settings 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_document_grid_settings. 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_document_grid_settings 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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