Create a snapshot of the current page layout
AI agents call snapshot_page_layout to retrieve information from InDesign UXP MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about the current page layout state. It performs no side effects, does not modify or delete data, and does not execute external operations or move funds. It is a straightforward read/query operation that captures existing data, consistent with the Read category.
From the tool's definition The tool 'snapshot_page_layout' creates a snapshot of the current page layout. The verb 'snapshot' indicates capturing or reading the state of the page layout without modifying it.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access snapshot_page_layout 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 snapshot_page_layout:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"snapshot_page_layout": {}
}
}snapshot_page_layout is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Create a snapshot of the current page layout. It is categorised as a Read tool in the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for snapshot_page_layout: 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.
snapshot_page_layout is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the snapshot_page_layout 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 snapshot_page_layout. 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.
snapshot_page_layout 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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135 InDesign UXP MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.