get_all_comments
Extract all comments from a Word document.
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What get_all_comments does on Cowork Bench
AI agents call get_all_comments 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 get_all_comments is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves comments from an existing document without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval function that produces no side effects, fitting squarely in the Read category with low severity since comment extraction poses minimal risk in terms of blast radius.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_all_comments' and description 'Extract all comments from a Word document' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs get_all_comments 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 get_all_comments, this is the rule to start with:
get_all_comments 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 get_all_comments call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_all_comments
Extract all comments from a Word document. 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 get_all_comments: 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.
get_all_comments 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 get_all_comments 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 get_all_comments. 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.
get_all_comments 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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