Low Risk

hwp_open

Open an existing HWP document.

How to control hwp_open ↓

What hwp_open does on HWP MCP Server

AI agents call hwp_open to retrieve information from HWP MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Low Risk

Why hwp_open needs a policy

Opening a document reads it from disk and loads it into the application. This is a read/access operation with no modification of data. The main risk is minimal — an agent could open arbitrary files — but no data is created, modified, or destroyed.

From the tool's definition Open an existing HWP document

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access hwp_open gives an agent:

How to control hwp_open

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and HWP MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for hwp_open:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hwp_open": {}
  }
}

hwp_open is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register HWP MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about hwp_open

What does the hwp_open tool do? +

Open an existing HWP document. It is categorised as a Read tool in the HWP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on hwp_open? +

Register the HWP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hwp_open: 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 HWP MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is hwp_open? +

hwp_open is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit hwp_open? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hwp_open 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.

How do I block hwp_open completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for hwp_open. 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.

What MCP server provides hwp_open? +

hwp_open is provided by the HWP MCP Server MCP server (jkf87/hwp-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every HWP MCP Server tool call.

Start from HWP 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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