List notebooks from the running OneNote app (live, not backup files).
AI agents call list_live_notebooks to retrieve information from OneNote MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves a list of notebooks currently open in OneNote. It performs no side effects, creates no data, executes no code, and causes no irreversible changes. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation, placing it firmly in the Read category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_live_notebooks' and description 'List notebooks from the running OneNote app' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external code.
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List notebooks from the running OneNote app (live, not backup files). It is categorised as a Read tool in the OneNote MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OneNote MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_live_notebooks: 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 OneNote MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_live_notebooks 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 list_live_notebooks 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 list_live_notebooks. 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.
list_live_notebooks is provided by the OneNote MCP Server MCP server (mhzarem/onenote-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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