Add a light to the scene. Args: light_type: Type of light (area, dome, spot) name: Optional name for the light
AI agents use create_light to create or update resources in Cinema4D MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Cinema4D MCP Server environment.
This tool creates a new light object in Cinema 4D, which is a reversible modification to the scene (the light can be deleted/undone). It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move money. It fits the Write category: creates new scene data.
From the tool's definition Tool adds a light to the scene, which creates a new object in the 3D scene. The description explicitly states 'Add a light to the scene,' indicating creation of a scene element that modifies project state.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_light gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Cinema4D MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_light:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_light": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_light_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_light 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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Add a light to the scene. Args: light_type: Type of light (area, dome, spot) name: Optional name for the light. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Cinema4D MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Cinema4D MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_light: 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 Cinema4D MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create_light 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 create_light 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 create_light. 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.
create_light is provided by the Cinema4D MCP Server MCP server (ttiimmaacc/cinema4d-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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