list-events
List calendar events. Returns: array of event objects with id, summary, start, end, status, recurrence. Use when: viewing schedule, finding events. Note: supports batch (up to 50 calendars).
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What list-events does on MCP Google Workspace
AI agents call list-events to retrieve information from MCP Google Workspace without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list-events is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries calendar event data with no side effects. It is a pure read operation that returns event metadata (id, summary, start, end, status, recurrence). While it operates within the Google Workspace ecosystem which has delete and financial capabilities elsewhere, this specific tool only lists/views data.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list-events' and description states 'List calendar events. Returns: array of event objects' with use cases 'viewing schedule, finding events'. No modification, deletion, or execution occurs.
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The rule that runs list-events safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and MCP Google Workspace, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list-events, this is the rule to start with:
list-events is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect MCP Google Workspace, apply this rule, and every list-events call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list-events
List calendar events. Returns: array of event objects with id, summary, start, end, status, recurrence. Use when: viewing schedule, finding events. Note: supports batch (up to 50 calendars). It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Google Workspace MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Google Workspace MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list-events: 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 MCP Google Workspace. Nothing to install.
list-events 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 list-events 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 list-events. 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.
list-events is provided by the MCP Google Workspace MCP server (199-mcp/mcp-google). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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