# openroad_power

Reports power (total/internal/switching/leakage watts plus per-group breakdown) for a placed or routed DEF via OpenSTA report_power. True IR-drop needs PSM, absent in OpenROAD 2.0.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `openroad_power`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-power

## Facts

- Tool: `openroad_power`
- Server: Mcp Openroad (`@zesun33/mcp-openroad`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad.md
- Install: `npx -y @zesun33/mcp-openroad`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zesun33/mcp-openroad
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 6 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cwd` | string | no | Optional working directory. |
| `def_file` | string | yes | DEF file path (placed or routed). |
| `sdc_file` | string | no | Optional SDC timing constraints file path. |
| `timeout_ms` | number | no | Timeout in milliseconds. |
| `top_module` | string | yes | Name of the top-level module. |
| `clock_period_ns` | number | no | Target clock period in ns (default: 1.0). |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "openroad_power",
    "arguments": {
      "def_file": "<def_file>",
      "top_module": "<top_module>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why openroad_power is rated Critical

An AI agent that decides to call openroad_power doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Mcp Openroad is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.

Risk signals: Accepts file system path (cwd)

## Use case

AI agents call openroad_power to permanently remove resources in Mcp Openroad, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Hidden**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Openroad:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "openroad_power"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Openroad (11)

- `openroad_cts` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-cts.md
- `openroad_detail_route` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-detail-route.md
- `openroad_floorplan` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-floorplan.md
- `openroad_pdn` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-pdn.md
- `openroad_place` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-place.md
- `openroad_pnr` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-pnr.md
- `openroad_route` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-route.md
- `openroad_sta` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-sta.md
- `openroad_sta_corners` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-sta-corners.md
- `openroad_toolchain_info` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-toolchain-info.md
- `openroad_eval` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zesun33-mcp-openroad/openroad-eval.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=zesun33-mcp-openroad · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/zesun33-mcp-openroad