Read document content as Markdown text. For large documents, use limit/offset for pagination. Default returns up to ${MAX_TEXT_CHARS} characters. Use document_get_outline first to understand structure.
AI agents call document_read_text to retrieve information from LibreOffice MCP Tools without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries document content without side effects. It is purely a read operation that converts document text to Markdown format. The pagination parameters (limit/offset) and guidance to use document_get_outline first further confirm a non-destructive data retrieval function.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'document_read_text' and description explicitly states 'Read document content as Markdown text' with pagination support via 'limit/offset'. No modification, deletion, or execution occurs.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Read document content as Markdown text. For large documents, use limit/offset for pagination. Default returns up to ${MAX_TEXT_CHARS} characters. Use document_get_outline first to understand structure. It is categorised as a Read tool in the LibreOffice MCP Tools MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the LibreOffice MCP Tools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for document_read_text: 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 LibreOffice MCP Tools. Nothing to install.
document_read_text 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 document_read_text 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 document_read_text. 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.
document_read_text is provided by the LibreOffice MCP Tools MCP server (passerbyflutter/libreoffice-mcp-tools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
document_read_text is one line of LibreOffice MCP Tools's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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