# layer_list

List all layers with their properties (color, linetype, frozen, locked, visibility).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `layer_list`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/u-c4n-autocad-mcp/layer-list

## Facts

- Tool: `layer_list`
- 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: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why layer_list is rated Low

This tool performs a passive query of CAD layer metadata. It retrieves information about existing layers and their properties but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent cannot cause harm by listing layers. This is a classic Read operation: search/list/fetch with no side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'layer_list' and description explicitly state it 'List all layers with their properties (color, linetype, frozen, locked, visibility)' — a read-only query operation that retrieves and displays layer metadata without modification."

## Use case

AI agents call layer_list to retrieve information from AutoCAD MCP Pro without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "layer_list": {}
  }
}
```

## 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