# extract_placeholders

Extract placeholder {{keys}} from a Google Docs template.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `extract_placeholders`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools/extract-placeholders

## Facts

- Tool: `extract_placeholders`
- Server: Automagik Tools (`namastexlabs/automagik-tools`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/namastexlabs-automagik-tools.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/namastexlabs/automagik-tools
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "extract_placeholders",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why extract_placeholders is rated Low

This tool retrieves and parses placeholder information from a Google Docs template document. It performs a read-only operation that identifies template variables without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. The extraction of metadata about placeholders poses minimal security risk and has no side effects on the document or system state.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'extract_placeholders' and description 'Extract placeholder {{keys}} from a Google Docs template' indicate data retrieval with no modification. The verb 'extract' combined with 'from' denotes querying/reading content from an existing document."

## Use case

AI agents call extract_placeholders to retrieve information from Automagik Tools without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Automagik Tools:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "extract_placeholders": {}
  }
}
```

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=namastexlabs-automagik-tools · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/namastexlabs-automagik-tools