Insert text into a shape (text box) on a slide by its object ID
AI agents use google_slides_add_text to create or update resources in Sage MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Sage MCP environment.
The tool modifies document content by inserting text into a specific location (a text box on a slide). This is a reversible write operation—the text can be edited or deleted later. It does not destroy data, execute arbitrary code, move money, or merely read information.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Insert text into a shape (text box) on a slide' - insert is a creation/modification operation that adds content to an existing document.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access google_slides_add_text gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Sage MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for google_slides_add_text:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"google_slides_add_text": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "google_slides_add_text_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}google_slides_add_text 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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Insert text into a shape (text box) on a slide by its object ID. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Sage MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Sage MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google_slides_add_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 Sage MCP. Nothing to install.
google_slides_add_text 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 google_slides_add_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 google_slides_add_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.
google_slides_add_text is provided by the Sage MCP server (sagemcp/sagemcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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