Navigate to specific pages or sections in a document. Jump to page numbers, find sections by name, or search for content. Supports both local files (./path/file.pdf) and URLs (https://example.com/doc.pdf)
AI agents call docsray_seek to retrieve information from Docsray without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
docsray_seek performs document navigation and content search operations. It retrieves information about document structure and locates content within documents, but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The tool works with both local files and URLs but remains a read-only operation. No side effects or data mutations are indicated.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Navigate to specific pages or sections', 'Jump to page numbers', 'find sections by name', or 'search for content'. These are all retrieval and navigation operations with no modification of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Navigate to specific pages or sections in a document. Jump to page numbers, find sections by name, or search for content. Supports both local files (./path/file.pdf) and URLs (https://example.com/doc.pdf). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Docsray MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Docsray MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for docsray_seek: 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 Docsray. Nothing to install.
docsray_seek 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 docsray_seek 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 docsray_seek. 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.
docsray_seek is provided by the Docsray MCP server (johnfkraus/docsray-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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