get_tables

What get_tables does on Docx

AI agents call get_tables 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_tables is rated Low

The tool performs data retrieval only—it reads table structure and content from a Word document. There are no side effects, no modifications, no code execution, and no destructive operations. This is a straightforward Read category operation with low severity since it only exposes document content that is already visible to users with read access.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate it retrieves table data: 'Get all tables with row/column counts and cell text content.' This is a query operation that extracts information from a document without modifying it.

The rule that runs get_tables 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_tables, this is the rule to start with:

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

Questions about get_tables