search_drive_files

What search_drive_files does on VaultAssist

AI agents call search_drive_files to retrieve information from VaultAssist without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why search_drive_files is rated Low

This tool retrieves metadata about files and folders in Google Drive but does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. It is a read-only search operation, presenting minimal risk. The severity is low because search results themselves do not directly impact system state or security, though an agent could use search results to inform subsequent actions on other tools.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_drive_files' and description 'Search files and folders in Google Drive using query syntax' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.

The rule that runs search_drive_files safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and VaultAssist, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For search_drive_files, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_drive_files": {}
  }
}

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