get_comments_for_paragraph
Extract comments for a specific paragraph in a Word document.
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What get_comments_for_paragraph does on Cowork Bench
AI agents call get_comments_for_paragraph 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_comments_for_paragraph is rated Low
This tool reads/retrieves comment metadata associated with document paragraphs. It performs no creation, modification, deletion, or execution of external operations. The action is purely informational—extracting and returning comments that already exist in the document. This is a straightforward Read operation with minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_comments_for_paragraph' and description 'Extract comments for a specific paragraph in a Word document' indicate retrieval of existing data without modification.
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The rule that runs get_comments_for_paragraph 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_comments_for_paragraph, this is the rule to start with:
get_comments_for_paragraph 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_comments_for_paragraph call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_comments_for_paragraph
Extract comments for a specific paragraph in 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_comments_for_paragraph: 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_comments_for_paragraph 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_comments_for_paragraph 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_comments_for_paragraph. 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_comments_for_paragraph 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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