# get_document_properties

Get document properties and metadata.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_document_properties`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/get-document-properties

## Facts

- Tool: `get_document_properties`
- Server: Docx (`andrew82106/llm_docx_agent_mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Andrew82106/LLM_Docx_Agent_MCP
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, 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": "get_document_properties",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_document_properties is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves metadata from a Word document. It performs no write, delete, execution, or financial operations. The action is purely informational, with no capability to modify, destroy, or trigger external effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_document_properties' and description 'Get document properties and metadata' indicate retrieval of existing document metadata without modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_document_properties to retrieve information from Docx 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 Docx:

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

## Other tools on Docx (23)

- `delete_docx` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/delete-docx.md
- `extract_images` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/extract-images.md
- `get_equation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/get-equation.md
- `health_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/health-check.md
- `list_content_controls` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/list-content-controls.md
- `list_docx` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/list-docx.md
- `list_equations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/list-equations.md
- `list_images` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/list-images.md
- `list_merge_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/list-merge-fields.md
- `list_styles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/list-styles.md
- `read_docx` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/read-docx.md
- `add_image_caption` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/add-image-caption.md
- `append_docx` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/append-docx.md
- `apply_bullet_list` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/apply-bullet-list.md
- `apply_numbered_list` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/apply-numbered-list.md
- `apply_paragraph_style` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/apply-paragraph-style.md
- `copy_docx` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/copy-docx.md
- `create_docx` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/create-docx.md
- `fill_merge_fields` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/fill-merge-fields.md
- `insert_image` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/insert-image.md
- `set_document_properties` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/set-document-properties.md
- `set_list_level` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/set-list-level.md
- `write_docx` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp/write-docx.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)
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/andrew82106-llm-docx-agent-mcp