get_paragraph_text_from_document
Get text from a specific paragraph in a Word document.
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What get_paragraph_text_from_document does on Cowork Bench
AI agents call get_paragraph_text_from_document 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_paragraph_text_from_document is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves paragraph content from a Word document without any side effects. It is a read-only operation that extracts information, matching the 'Read' category definition of retrieving or querying data with no side effects. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—misuse would only expose existing document content rather than modifying, executing, or destroying data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_paragraph_text_from_document' and description 'Get text from a specific paragraph' indicate retrieval of existing content with no modification, creation, or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs get_paragraph_text_from_document 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_paragraph_text_from_document, this is the rule to start with:
get_paragraph_text_from_document 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_paragraph_text_from_document call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_paragraph_text_from_document
Get text from 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_paragraph_text_from_document: 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_paragraph_text_from_document 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_paragraph_text_from_document 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_paragraph_text_from_document. 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_paragraph_text_from_document 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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