Align two or more items on a slide along an edge or center
AI agents use keynote_align_items to create or update resources in Iwork — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Iwork environment.
This tool modifies the positioning/layout of existing items on a Keynote slide. It changes spatial arrangement but does not delete data or execute arbitrary code. The change is reversible (items can be re-aligned), making Write the appropriate category. Blast radius is low as it only affects visual alignment within a presentation.
From the tool's definition Align two or more items on a slide along an edge or center
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access keynote_align_items gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Iwork, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for keynote_align_items:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"keynote_align_items": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "keynote_align_items_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}keynote_align_items stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Align two or more items on a slide along an edge or center. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Iwork MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Iwork MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for keynote_align_items: 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 Iwork. Nothing to install.
keynote_align_items is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the keynote_align_items 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 keynote_align_items. 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.
keynote_align_items is provided by the Iwork MCP server (reichenbach/iwork_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Iwork, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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