Add a footnote anchored to a paragraph. Optionally position the reference after specific text using after_text. Note: [^N] markers in read_file output are display-only and not part of the editable text used by replace_text.
Risk signalsAccepts file system path (file_path)
Part of the Safe Docx server.
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AI agents use add_footnote to create or modify resources in Safe Docx. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call add_footnote repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Safe Docx.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
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"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"add_footnote": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "add_footnote_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Safe Docx policy for all 23 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access add_footnote gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Add a footnote anchored to a paragraph. Optionally position the reference after specific text using after_text. Note: [^N] markers in read_file output are display-only and not part of the editable text used by replace_text.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Safe Docx MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Safe Docx MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_footnote: 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 Safe Docx. Nothing to install.
add_footnote 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 add_footnote 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 add_footnote. 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.
add_footnote is provided by the Safe Docx MCP server (@usejunior/safe-docx). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 23 Safe Docx tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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