List slide thumbnails for a PowerPoint presentation. Returns thumbnail URLs and dimensions for each slide.
AI agents call powerpoint_list_slides to retrieve information from Sage MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only operation that queries and returns information about slides in a presentation. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not delete or overwrite content. The only data returned is thumbnail URLs and slide dimensions, making it a straightforward Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition The tool 'powerpoint_list_slides' with description 'List slide thumbnails for a PowerPoint presentation. Returns thumbnail URLs and dimensions for each slide' performs a retrieval operation that returns metadata (thumbnail URLs and dimensions) without…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access powerpoint_list_slides 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 powerpoint_list_slides:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"powerpoint_list_slides": {}
}
}powerpoint_list_slides is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List slide thumbnails for a PowerPoint presentation. Returns thumbnail URLs and dimensions for each slide. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sage MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sage MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for powerpoint_list_slides: 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.
powerpoint_list_slides 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 powerpoint_list_slides 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 powerpoint_list_slides. 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.
powerpoint_list_slides 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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