Read the contents of a text file in a SharePoint document library. Only works with text files (txt, md, json, csv, etc.).
AI agents call read_library_text_file to retrieve information from Apple Shortcuts without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves data (file contents) from a SharePoint document library without side effects. It performs a straightforward read operation limited to text-based formats, presenting minimal risk of misuse even if invoked by an AI agent without proper authorization context.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'read' and description explicitly states 'Read the contents of a text file'. The operation is confined to retrieving file contents with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access read_library_text_file gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Apple Shortcuts, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for read_library_text_file:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"read_library_text_file": {}
}
}read_library_text_file is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Read the contents of a text file in a SharePoint document library. Only works with text files (txt, md, json, csv, etc.). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Shortcuts MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Shortcuts MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for read_library_text_file: 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 Apple Shortcuts. Nothing to install.
read_library_text_file 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 read_library_text_file 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 read_library_text_file. 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.
read_library_text_file is provided by the Apple Shortcuts MCP server (@mindstone/mcp-server-apple-shortcuts). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Apple Shortcuts, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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