Medium Risk

manage_corpus

manage_corpus

How to control manage_corpus ↓

What manage_corpus does on OCR-MCP

AI agents use manage_corpus to create or update resources in OCR-MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your OCR-MCP environment.

Medium Risk

Why manage_corpus needs a policy

Given the OCR server context focused on document and text processing, 'manage_corpus' most likely creates, modifies, or organizes document collections rather than simply reading them. This aligns with the Write category (reversible data modification). Without an explicit description, confidence is moderate rather than high.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'manage_corpus' combined with context that this is an OCR-MCP server with document processing capabilities suggests data management operations.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access manage_corpus gives an agent:

How to control manage_corpus

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OCR-MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for manage_corpus:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "manage_corpus": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "manage_corpus_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

manage_corpus 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.

  1. Create a free account and register OCR-MCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about manage_corpus

What does the manage_corpus tool do? +

manage_corpus. It is categorised as a Write tool in the OCR-MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on manage_corpus? +

Register the OCR- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for manage_corpus: 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 OCR-MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is manage_corpus? +

manage_corpus is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit manage_corpus? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the manage_corpus 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.

How do I block manage_corpus completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for manage_corpus. 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.

What MCP server provides manage_corpus? +

manage_corpus is provided by the OCR- MCP server (sandraschi/ocr-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every OCR-MCP tool call.

Start from OCR-MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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