AI agents use find_replace_text to create or update resources in InDesign UXP MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your InDesign UXP MCP Server environment.
This tool modifies document content by replacing text throughout the document. It's a Write operation (reversible in principle via undo, but could make widespread changes). Severity is high because a misused find/replace could alter text across an entire InDesign document at scale, potentially corrupting content in many places simultaneously.
From the tool's definition Find and replace text in the document
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access find_replace_text gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and InDesign UXP MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for find_replace_text:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"find_replace_text": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "find_replace_text_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}find_replace_text stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Find and replace text in the document. It is categorised as a Write tool in the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_replace_text: 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 InDesign UXP MCP Server. Nothing to install.
find_replace_text is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the find_replace_text 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 find_replace_text. 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.
find_replace_text is provided by the InDesign UXP MCP Server MCP server (theloniuser/indesign-uxp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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