# ocr-pdf-auto-legacy

A read tool on the MCP PDF Reader MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ocr-pdf-auto-legacy`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader/ocr-pdf-auto-legacy

## Facts

- Tool: `ocr-pdf-auto-legacy`
- Server: MCP PDF Reader (`3351163616/mcp_pdf_reader`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/3351163616/mcp_pdf_reader
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, 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": "ocr-pdf-auto-legacy",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why ocr-pdf-auto-legacy is rated Low

OCR and text extraction from PDFs are non-destructive read operations that retrieve and process data without modifying the source document or creating side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. This fits the 'Read' category. Severity is low because misuse would only result in information disclosure, not system compromise or data loss.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'ocr-pdf-auto-legacy' and server description indicate optical character recognition and PDF text extraction capabilities. Sibling tools include 'read-pdf', 'search-pdf', and 'pdf-metadata', which are all read-only operations."

## Use case

AI agents call ocr-pdf-auto-legacy to retrieve information from MCP PDF Reader 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 MCP PDF Reader:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ocr-pdf-auto-legacy": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on MCP PDF Reader (6)

- `ocr-pdf-legacy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader/ocr-pdf-legacy.md
- `pdf-metadata` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader/pdf-metadata.md
- `read-pdf` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader/read-pdf.md
- `read-pdf-smart` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader/read-pdf-smart.md
- `search-pdf` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader/search-pdf.md
- `smart-read-pdf-legacy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader/smart-read-pdf-legacy.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=3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/3351163616-mcp-pdf-reader