Download a PDF from a URL and extract all text content, page by page. Use this to read the full text of a specific document — for example, an annual report PDF linked from a search_filings result. Best combined with search_filings: use search_filings to locate the document, then parse_pdf_to_text...
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AI agents invoke parse_pdf_to_text to trigger processes or run actions in Nordic Financial. 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.
parse_pdf_to_text 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.
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"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"parse_pdf_to_text": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "parse_pdf_to_text_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Nordic Financial policy for all 7 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access parse_pdf_to_text 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.
Download a PDF from a URL and extract all text content, page by page. Use this to read the full text of a specific document — for example, an annual report PDF linked from a search_filings result. Best combined with search_filings: use search_filings to locate the document, then parse_pdf_to_text for the full text. Do not use for PDFs that are already well-represented in the database — search_filings is faster and returns pre-ranked, relevant excerpts. Not suitable for scanned (image-only) PDFs without embedded text; those pages will be returned as "(no extractable text)". Args: pdf_url: Direct HTTPS URL to the PDF file, e.g. https://example.com/report.pdf. Must be publicly accessible; authentication-protected URLs will fail. Returns: All text from the PDF with "--- Page N ---" separators between pages. Returns an error string if the download fails, the URL does not point to a valid PDF, or the document exceeds the 60-second download timeout.. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Nordic Financial MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Nordic Financial MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for parse_pdf_to_text: 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 Nordic Financial. Nothing to install.
parse_pdf_to_text 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 parse_pdf_to_text 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 parse_pdf_to_text. 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.
parse_pdf_to_text is provided by the Nordic Financial MCP server (kontakt-qy0g/nordic-financial-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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