Get a list of all slides in a presentation.
AI agents call get_slides 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 retrieves or lists data (slides in a presentation) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a passive query with no side effects, fitting squarely in the Read category. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it only returns metadata about existing slides.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_slides' and description 'Get a list of all slides in a presentation' indicate a retrieval operation that queries existing presentation data without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a list of all slides in a presentation. 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_slides: 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_slides 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_slides 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_slides. 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_slides 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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