AI agents call ppt_list_sections 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 sections within a PowerPoint presentation. It performs a query operation on existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any changes. The read-only nature and lack of side effects classify it as a Read risk category with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ppt_list_sections' and description 'List all sections in the active presentation' indicate data retrieval with no side effects. The verb 'list' is a read operation that queries presentation structure without modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ppt_list_sections 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_list_sections:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ppt_list_sections": {}
}
}ppt_list_sections is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List all sections in 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_list_sections: 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_list_sections 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_list_sections 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_list_sections. 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_list_sections 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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