Gets values from a range (e.g., 'A1:B5'). Returns a list of lists (rows).
AI agents call get_range_values to retrieve information from PowerPoint MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves data from a worksheet range without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward query operation that only reads existing values, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_range_values' and description 'Gets values from a range' indicate data retrieval. Returns a list of lists (rows) with no modification or side effects described.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_range_values gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and PowerPoint MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_range_values:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_range_values": {}
}
}get_range_values is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Gets values from a range (e.g., 'A1:B5'). Returns a list of lists (rows). It is categorised as a Read tool in the PowerPoint MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the PowerPoint MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_range_values: 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 PowerPoint MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_range_values 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_range_values 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_range_values. 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_range_values is provided by the PowerPoint MCP Server MCP server (jenstangen1/pptx-xlsx-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from PowerPoint MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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