AI agents call ppt_get_all_text 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.
Despite the empty description, the name strongly suggests this tool retrieves text content from a PowerPoint presentation. This is a read-only query operation with no side effects—it neither modifies presentation state nor executes external code. The confidence is slightly reduced due to the missing description, but the naming convention is unambiguous enough to classify as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ppt_get_all_text' indicates a retrieval operation that extracts text from a presentation. The 'get_all_' prefix is a typical read pattern for querying/fetching data without modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ppt_get_all_text 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_all_text:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ppt_get_all_text": {}
}
}ppt_get_all_text is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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ppt_get_all_text. 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_all_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 Ppt. Nothing to install.
ppt_get_all_text 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_all_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 ppt_get_all_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.
ppt_get_all_text 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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