Run OCR on a PDF to make scanned text selectable/searchable. Accepts one or more language codes (e.g. "eng", "spa"). Large or image-heavy PDFs can take more than 60 seconds.
Part of the Pdf Toolkit server.
Free to start. No card required.
AI agents invoke ocr_pdf to trigger processes or run actions in Pdf Toolkit. Execute operations can have side effects beyond the immediate call -- triggering builds, sending notifications, or starting workflows. Rate limits and argument validation are essential to prevent runaway execution.
ocr_pdf can trigger processes with real-world consequences. An uncontrolled agent might start dozens of builds, send mass notifications, or kick off expensive compute jobs. PolicyLayer enforces rate limits and validates arguments to keep execution within safe bounds.
Execute tools trigger processes. Rate-limit and validate arguments to prevent unintended side effects.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ocr_pdf": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "ocr_pdf_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Pdf Toolkit policy for all 18 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ocr_pdf gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other execute tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Run OCR on a PDF to make scanned text selectable/searchable. Accepts one or more language codes (e.g. "eng", "spa"). Large or image-heavy PDFs can take more than 60 seconds.. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Pdf Toolkit MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Pdf Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ocr_pdf: 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 Pdf Toolkit. Nothing to install.
ocr_pdf is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the ocr_pdf 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 ocr_pdf. 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.
ocr_pdf is provided by the Pdf Toolkit MCP server (pdf-toolkit-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 18 Pdf Toolkit tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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