# drawing_save_as

A write tool on the AutoCAD MCP Pro MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `drawing_save_as`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/drawing-save-as

## Facts

- Tool: `drawing_save_as`
- Server: AutoCAD MCP Pro (`u-c4n/autocad-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/U-C4N/Autocad-MCP
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "drawing_save_as",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why drawing_save_as is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies CAD drawing files, which is reversible (files can be deleted or reverted), placing it in the Write category rather than Destructive. Severity is medium because misuse could corrupt or overwrite important design files in a production CAD environment, though the operation is not financial and not irreversible at the filesystem level.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'drawing_save_as' indicates a save/export operation that creates or modifies files. Empty description limits precision, but sibling tools show this server manages CAD drawing operations (creation, modification, layer management)."

## Use case

AI agents use drawing_save_as 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches AutoCAD MCP Pro:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "drawing_save_as": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "drawing_save_as_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on AutoCAD MCP Pro (246)

- `block_explode` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/block-explode.md
- `construction_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/construction-clear.md
- `drawing_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/drawing-purge.md
- `entity_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/entity-delete.md
- `entity_delete_many` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/entity-delete-many.md
- `layer_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/layer-delete.md
- `layer_state_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/layer-state-delete.md
- `layout_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/layout-delete.md
- `transaction_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/transaction-rollback.md
- `viewport_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/viewport-delete.md
- `batch_plot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/batch-plot.md
- `cad_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/cad-batch.md
- `entity_array_polar` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/entity-array-polar.md
- `gear_draw_section_aa` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/gear-draw-section-aa.md
- `pid_tag_parse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/pid-tag-parse.md
- `solid_boolean` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/solid-boolean.md
- `solid_extrude` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/solid-extrude.md
- `solid_revolve` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/solid-revolve.md
- `system_launch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/system-launch.md
- `system_run_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/system-run-command.md
- `system_run_lisp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/system-run-lisp.md
- `view_named_restore` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/view-named-restore.md
- `view_zoom_extents` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/view-zoom-extents.md
- `view_zoom_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/view-zoom-window.md
- `datum_feature` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/datum-feature.md
- `drawing_critique` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/drawing-critique.md
- `drawing_finalize` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/drawing-finalize.md
- `drawing_plan` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/drawing-plan.md
- `transaction_begin` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/transaction-begin.md
- `analysis_bounding_box` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/analysis-bounding-box.md
- …and 216 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=u-c4n-autocad-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/u-c4n-autocad-mcp