validate_endnotes

What validate_endnotes does on Docx

AI agents call validate_endnotes 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 validate_endnotes is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only validation check by cross-referencing IDs between two XML components of a Word document. It retrieves and audits structural consistency without making changes, reversing changes, executing commands, deleting data, or handling financial operations. The low severity reflects minimal risk from misuse—a validation operation cannot corrupt document data or cause significant harm.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'validate_endnotes' and description 'Cross-reference endnote IDs between document.xml and endnotes.xml' indicates a verification/validation operation that queries and compares document structures without modifying or deleting data.

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

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

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