Get the current theme color scheme of the active presentation.
AI agents call ppt_get_theme_colors 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 only queries and retrieves the existing theme color scheme from the active presentation. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation, making it a Read category risk with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get the current theme color scheme' - retrieves data with no side effects or modifications to the presentation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ppt_get_theme_colors 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_theme_colors:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ppt_get_theme_colors": {}
}
}ppt_get_theme_colors is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the current theme color scheme of the active presentation. 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_theme_colors: 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_theme_colors 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_theme_colors 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_theme_colors. 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_theme_colors 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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