Get info about the active PowerPoint window and current selection.
AI agents call ppt_get_active_window to retrieve information from Ppt without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves information about the current state of PowerPoint (active window and selection details) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational and has no side effects, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ppt_get_active_window' and description 'Get info about the active PowerPoint window and current selection' indicate retrieval of window/selection state with no modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ppt_get_active_window gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ppt, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ppt_get_active_window:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ppt_get_active_window": {}
}
}ppt_get_active_window is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get info about the active PowerPoint window and current selection. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ppt MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ppt MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ppt_get_active_window: 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 Ppt. Nothing to install.
ppt_get_active_window 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 ppt_get_active_window 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 ppt_get_active_window. 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.
ppt_get_active_window is provided by the Ppt MCP server (ykuwai/ppt-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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