Medium Risk

keynote.add_slide

Add a new slide to a Keynote presentation with optional layout, title, body, notes, and position.

How to control keynote.add_slide ↓

What keynote.add_slide does on Orchard

AI agents use keynote.add_slide to create or update resources in Orchard — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Orchard environment.

Medium Risk

Why keynote.add_slide needs a policy

This tool creates new content in a Keynote presentation file, which is reversible modification (slides can be deleted or edited). It does not delete data permanently, execute arbitrary code, trigger financial transactions, or perform destructive operations.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'add_slide' and description 'Add a new slide to a Keynote presentation' indicate creation/modification of presentation content. The parameters 'layout, title, body, notes, and position' confirm structured data creation.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access keynote.add_slide gives an agent:

How to control keynote.add_slide

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "keynote.add_slide": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "keynote.add_slide_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

keynote.add_slide stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Orchard — 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 keynote.add_slide

What does the keynote.add_slide tool do? +

Add a new slide to a Keynote presentation with optional layout, title, body, notes, and position. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Orchard MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on keynote.add_slide? +

Register the Orchard MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for keynote.add_slide: 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 Orchard. Nothing to install.

What risk level is keynote.add_slide? +

keynote.add_slide is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit keynote.add_slide? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the keynote.add_slide 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 keynote.add_slide completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for keynote.add_slide. 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 keynote.add_slide? +

keynote.add_slide is provided by the Orchard MCP server (l22-io/orchard-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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