Get a list of all open PowerPoint presentations with their metadata.
AI agents call get_presentations to retrieve information from Cross-Platform PowerPoint MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves information about open presentations and their metadata without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent—the worst outcome would be information disclosure about which presentations are currently open.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_presentations' and description 'Get a list of all open PowerPoint presentations with their metadata' indicate retrieval of data with no modification or side effects.
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Get a list of all open PowerPoint presentations with their metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cross-Platform PowerPoint MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cross-Platform PowerPoint MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_presentations: 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 Cross-Platform PowerPoint MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_presentations 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_presentations 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_presentations. 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_presentations is provided by the Cross-Platform PowerPoint MCP Server MCP server (vancealexander/powerpoint_mcp_crossplatform). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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