pres_slides_list
List all slides in the active Impress presentation.
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What pres_slides_list does on Mcp Anything
AI agents call pres_slides_list to retrieve information from Mcp Anything without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why pres_slides_list is rated Low
This tool retrieves and enumerates slide metadata from an active presentation. It performs no modifications, deletions, executions, or financial operations. The action is purely informational and read-only, matching the 'Read' category for tools that query or list data without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'pres_slides_list' and description 'List all slides in the active Impress presentation' both indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs pres_slides_list safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Anything, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For pres_slides_list, this is the rule to start with:
pres_slides_list is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Anything, apply this rule, and every pres_slides_list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about pres_slides_list
List all slides in the active Impress presentation. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Anything MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Anything MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pres_slides_list: 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 Mcp Anything. Nothing to install.
pres_slides_list 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 pres_slides_list 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 pres_slides_list. 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.
pres_slides_list is provided by the Mcp Anything MCP server (Zaymadkid/mcp-anything). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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