announcement_get_slide_index
Get the index of the current slide within the active announcement
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What announcement_get_slide_index does on Propresenter
AI agents call announcement_get_slide_index to retrieve information from Propresenter without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why announcement_get_slide_index is rated Low
This tool retrieves the slide index from an active announcement presentation. It performs no side effects, makes no modifications to the presentation state, and does not trigger any actions. The 'get' verb and passive query nature clearly indicate a Read operation. The severity is low because exposure of this information poses minimal risk to the system or audience.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get the index of the current slide within the active announcement' — a pure query operation that retrieves current state without modification.
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The rule that runs announcement_get_slide_index safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Propresenter, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For announcement_get_slide_index, this is the rule to start with:
announcement_get_slide_index 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 Propresenter, apply this rule, and every announcement_get_slide_index call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about announcement_get_slide_index
Get the index of the current slide within the active announcement. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Propresenter MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Propresenter MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for announcement_get_slide_index: 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 Propresenter. Nothing to install.
announcement_get_slide_index 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 announcement_get_slide_index 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 announcement_get_slide_index. 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.
announcement_get_slide_index is provided by the Propresenter MCP server (@alxpark/propresenter-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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