# redact_text

A write tool on the Docx MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `redact_text`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/redact-text

## Facts

- Tool: `redact_text`
- Server: Docx (`securityronin/docx-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SecurityRonin/docx-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "redact_text",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why redact_text is rated Medium

Redacting text in a Word document is a write operation that modifies document content. While not purely destructive (original data may be recoverable via track changes or by undoing), it materially alters the visible document state. The high severity reflects that careless redaction could expose or hide sensitive information improperly.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'redact_text' combined with server context describing 'editing...Microsoft Word documents' and 'OOXML-level document manipulation'."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Docx:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "redact_text": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "redact_text_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Docx (218)

- `delete_column_from_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-column-from-table.md
- `delete_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-comment.md
- `delete_content_control` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-content-control.md
- `delete_custom_property` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-custom-property.md
- `delete_endnote` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-endnote.md
- `delete_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-field.md
- `delete_footer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-footer.md
- `delete_footnote` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-footnote.md
- `delete_header` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-header.md
- `delete_image` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-image.md
- `delete_paragraph` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-paragraph.md
- `delete_section_break` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-section-break.md
- `delete_style` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-style.md
- `delete_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-table.md
- `delete_table_row` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-table-row.md
- `delete_text` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/delete-text.md
- `flatten_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/flatten-document.md
- `remove_bookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/remove-bookmark.md
- `remove_watermark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/remove-watermark.md
- `scrub_pii` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/scrub-pii.md
- `compare_documents` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/compare-documents.md
- `xpath_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/xpath-query.md
- `audit_document` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/audit-document.md
- `check_accessibility` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/check-accessibility.md
- `compare_contracts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/compare-contracts.md
- `diff_to_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/diff-to-text.md
- `export_markdown` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/export-markdown.md
- `generate_change_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/generate-change-summary.md
- `get_alt_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/get-alt-text.md
- `get_body_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/get-body-text.md
- …and 188 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=securityronin-docx-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/securityronin-docx-mcp