# update_toc

Regenerate ToC entries from current headings.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_toc`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/securityronin-docx-mcp/update-toc

## Facts

- Tool: `update_toc`
- 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": "update_toc",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_toc is rated Medium

This tool modifies a Word document by updating its table of contents based on current headings. While reversible (ToC can be regenerated again), it alters document state and content. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move money, so Write is the most appropriate category.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_toc' and description 'Regenerate ToC entries from current headings' indicate modification of document content (table of contents). This is a create/modify operation that regenerates existing document structure."

## Use case

AI agents use update_toc 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": {
    "update_toc": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_toc_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