Get document outline/table of contents.
AI agents call get_outline to retrieve information from DocNav-MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Retrieving a document's outline or table of contents has no side effects—it only queries and returns organizational structure information. There is no data modification, deletion, code execution, or financial impact. This is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk if misused, as it simply exposes document structure already accessible through navigation tools.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_outline' and description 'Get document outline/table of contents' indicate retrieval of structural metadata from a document without modification or execution. This is a read-only query operation.
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Get document outline/table of contents. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DocNav-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DocNav- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_outline: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches DocNav-MCP. Nothing to install.
get_outline is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_outline rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_outline. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_outline is provided by the DocNav- MCP server (shenyimings/docnav-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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