get_active_presentation
Get the currently active presentation
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What get_active_presentation does on Propresenter
AI agents call get_active_presentation 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 get_active_presentation is rated Low
This tool retrieves the currently active presentation, which is a read-only query with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent can only learn what presentation is currently active, which is informational only.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_active_presentation' and description 'Get the currently active presentation' indicate a query operation that retrieves state information without modification.
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The rule that runs get_active_presentation 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 get_active_presentation, this is the rule to start with:
get_active_presentation 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 get_active_presentation call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_active_presentation
Get the currently active presentation. 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 get_active_presentation: 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.
get_active_presentation 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_active_presentation 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_active_presentation. 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_active_presentation 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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