List all sections in a specific notebook.
AI agents call list_sections 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 queries and returns existing notebook structure without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a safe read-only action with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_sections' and description states 'List all sections in a specific notebook' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all sections in a specific notebook. 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_sections: 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_sections 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_sections 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_sections. 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_sections 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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