hide_excel_rows · Office MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What hide_excel_rows does on Office MCP Server

AI agents use hide_excel_rows to create or update resources in Office MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Office MCP Server environment.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why hide_excel_rows needs a policy

Hiding rows in Excel is a reversible write operation that modifies the document's display state without destroying or executing external operations. The rows remain intact and can be unhidden. This falls under Write category rather than Destructive (since data is not lost) or Execute (since no code execution or external operations are triggered).

From the tool's definition Tool name 'hide_excel_rows' and description '隐藏 Excel 行' (Chinese: 'Hide Excel rows') indicate a reversible modification operation on Excel spreadsheets. Hiding rows is a standard formatting/display operation that does not delete or irreversibly alter data.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

hide_excel_rows Rate-limited

hide_excel_rows 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hide_excel_rows": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "hide_excel_rows_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches Office MCP Server, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about hide_excel_rows

What does the hide_excel_rows tool do? +

隐藏 Excel 行. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Office MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on hide_excel_rows? +

Register the Office MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hide_excel_rows: 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 Office MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is hide_excel_rows? +

hide_excel_rows is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit hide_excel_rows? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hide_excel_rows 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.

How do I block hide_excel_rows completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for hide_excel_rows. 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.

What MCP server provides hide_excel_rows? +

hide_excel_rows is provided by the Office MCP Server MCP server (walkingzzzy/office-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.