Imports a document (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, MD, VTT, SRT) or raw text and converts it to Markdown for SDD processing. Returns the converted content, metadata, and word count.
AI agents call sdd_import_document to retrieve information from Specky without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool reads/imports an existing document and converts it to a different format, returning the result. It does not persist data, execute code, or modify external state — it is a read/transform operation. The output is returned to the caller, not written anywhere, making this a Read-category tool. Severity is low since misuse would at worst expose document contents.
From the tool's definition Imports a document... and converts it to Markdown... Returns the converted content, metadata, and word count.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access sdd_import_document gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Specky, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for sdd_import_document:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"sdd_import_document": {}
}
}sdd_import_document is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Imports a document (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, MD, VTT, SRT) or raw text and converts it to Markdown for SDD processing. Returns the converted content, metadata, and word count. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Specky MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Specky MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sdd_import_document: 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 Specky. Nothing to install.
sdd_import_document 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 sdd_import_document 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 sdd_import_document. 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.
sdd_import_document is provided by the Specky MCP server (paulasilvatech/specky). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Specky, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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