// SCAN REPORT

Pdf Toolkit

18 tools. 17 can modify or destroy data without limits.

1 destructive tool with no built-in limits. Policy required.

Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

17 can modify or destroy data

1 read-only

18 tools total

// TOOL MAP

Read (1) Write / Execute (16) Destructive / Financial (1)

// WHAT CAN GO WRONG

Destructive tools (pdf_to_excel) permanently delete resources. There is no undo. An agent calling these in a retry loop causes irreversible damage.

Write operations (add_page_numbers, add_watermark, compress_pdf) modify state. Without rate limits, an agent can make hundreds of changes in seconds — faster than any human can review or revert.

Execute tools (ocr_pdf) trigger processes with side effects. Builds, notifications, workflows — all fired without throttling.

One command. Full control.

Intercept sits between your agent and Pdf Toolkit. Every tool call checked against your policy before it executes — so your agent can do its job without breaking things.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept scan -- npx -y @pdf-toolkit-mcp

Scans every tool. Generates a policy. Starts enforcing.

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// RECOMMENDED RULES

Deny destructive operations

pdf_to_excel:
  rules:
    - action: deny

Destructive tools should never be available to autonomous agents without human approval.

Rate limit write operations

add_page_numbers:
  rules:
    - rate_limit: 30/hour

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

extract_pdf_pages:
  rules:
    - rate_limit: 60/minute

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

// ALL 18 PDF TOOLKIT TOOLS

DESTRUCTIVE 1 tools

Destructive pdf_to_excel

EXECUTE 1 tools

Execute ocr_pdf

WRITE 15 tools

Write add_page_numbers Write add_watermark Write compress_pdf Write html_to_pdf Write image_to_pdf Write merge_pdf Write office_to_pdf Write pdf_to_jpg Write pdf_to_powerpoint Write pdf_to_word Write protect_pdf Write repair_pdf Write rotate_pdf Write split_pdf Write unlock_pdf

READ 1 tools

Read extract_pdf_pages

// FAQ

Can an AI agent delete data through the Pdf Toolkit MCP server? +

Yes. The Pdf Toolkit server exposes 1 destructive tools including pdf_to_excel. These permanently remove resources with no undo. Intercept blocks destructive tools by default so they never reach the upstream server.

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Pdf Toolkit? +

The Pdf Toolkit server has 15 write tools including add_page_numbers, add_watermark, compress_pdf. Set rate limits in your policy file -- for example, rate_limit: 10/hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. Intercept enforces this at the transport layer.

How many tools does the Pdf Toolkit MCP server expose? +

18 tools across 4 categories: Destructive, Execute, Read, Write. 1 are read-only. 17 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I add Intercept to my Pdf Toolkit setup? +

One line change. Instead of running the Pdf Toolkit server directly, prefix it with Intercept: intercept -c io-github-eigencharlie-pdf-toolkit-mcp.yaml -- npx -y @pdf-toolkit-mcp. Download a pre-built policy from policylayer.com/policies/io-github-eigencharlie-pdf-toolkit-mcp and adjust the limits to match your use case.

// RELATED SERVERS

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Starter policies available for each. Same risk classification, same one-command setup.

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your agent makes.

Set budgets, approvals, and hard limits across MCP servers.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept init

Protect your agent in 30 seconds. Scans your MCP config and generates enforcement policies for every server.

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One command. Full control.

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