get_paragraph_format

What get_paragraph_format does on Docx

AI agents call get_paragraph_format to retrieve information from Docx without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_paragraph_format is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only operation that queries and returns paragraph formatting information from a Word document. It retrieves data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The use of 'Read' and 'get' terminology, combined with the description stating it reads formatting attributes, confirms this is a simple data retrieval action with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_paragraph_format' and description 'Read all formatting attributes of a paragraph' explicitly indicate retrieval of existing document data with no modification or side effects.

The rule that runs get_paragraph_format safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Docx, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_paragraph_format, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_paragraph_format": {}
  }
}

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