Get list of ALL entities in the current drawing with their properties and layer information
AI agents call get_entities to retrieve information from AutoCAD 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 and lists drawing entities and their metadata. It has no side effects, does not execute commands, does not modify data, and does not delete anything. It is a pure read operation used to query the current state of the AutoCAD drawing. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—misuse would only expose information already accessible within the drawing.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_entities' and description 'Get list of ALL entities in the current drawing with their properties and layer information' indicate a query operation that retrieves data without modifying or deleting anything.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_entities gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AutoCAD MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_entities:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_entities": {}
}
}get_entities is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get list of ALL entities in the current drawing with their properties and layer information. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AutoCAD MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AutoCAD MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_entities: 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 AutoCAD MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_entities 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 get_entities 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 get_entities. 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.
get_entities is provided by the AutoCAD MCP Server MCP server (thepiruthvirajan/autocad-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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