Medium Risk

drawing_new

drawing_new

How to control drawing_new ↓

What drawing_new does on AutoCAD MCP Pro

AI agents use drawing_new to create or update resources in AutoCAD MCP Pro — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your AutoCAD MCP Pro environment.

Medium Risk

Why drawing_new needs a policy

The name 'drawing_new' strongly implies creating a new CAD drawing file, which is a Write operation. However, the empty description lowers confidence. Given the server context (AutoCAD automation with drawing creation capabilities), this likely creates a new drawing document. Severity is high because misuse by an AI agent could create unintended files or overwrite existing work in a production CAD environment.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'drawing_new' suggests creation of a new drawing; description is empty and uninformative.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access drawing_new gives an agent:

How to control drawing_new

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and AutoCAD MCP Pro, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for drawing_new:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "drawing_new": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "drawing_new_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

drawing_new 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.

  1. Create a free account and register AutoCAD MCP Pro — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about drawing_new

What does the drawing_new tool do? +

drawing_new. It is categorised as a Write tool in the AutoCAD MCP Pro MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on drawing_new? +

Register the AutoCAD MCP Pro MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for drawing_new: 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 Pro. Nothing to install.

What risk level is drawing_new? +

drawing_new is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit drawing_new? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the drawing_new 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.

How do I block drawing_new completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for drawing_new. 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.

What MCP server provides drawing_new? +

drawing_new is provided by the AutoCAD MCP Pro MCP server (u-c4n/autocad-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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