extract_slide_text
Extract all text content from a specific slide.
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What extract_slide_text does on Cowork Bench
AI agents call extract_slide_text to retrieve information from Cowork Bench without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why extract_slide_text is rated Low
This tool performs a read-only query operation that retrieves text from a slide without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It has minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent, as it only accesses existing data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'extract_slide_text' and description 'Extract all text content from a specific slide' indicate retrieval of existing content with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs extract_slide_text safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Cowork Bench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For extract_slide_text, this is the rule to start with:
extract_slide_text is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Cowork Bench, apply this rule, and every extract_slide_text call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about extract_slide_text
Extract all text content from a specific slide. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cowork Bench MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cowork Bench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for extract_slide_text: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Cowork Bench. Nothing to install.
extract_slide_text is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the extract_slide_text rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for extract_slide_text. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
extract_slide_text is provided by the Cowork Bench MCP server (0717376/cowork_bench). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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