clearRange
Clears all cell values in a range without deleting the cells themselves. Formatting is preserved.
This record as markdown: /tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/clearrange.md
What clearRange does on Claude MCP x Google Docs
AI agents call clearRange to permanently remove resources in Claude MCP x Google Docs, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why clearRange is rated Critical
Clearing all cell values in a range is irreversible data loss — the content is gone and cannot be recovered through the tool itself. While the cells and formatting remain, the data within them is permanently erased. This qualifies as Destructive. The blast radius is high because a misconfigured range could wipe large portions of a document's data.
From the tool's definition Clears all cell values in a range without deleting the cells themselves
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs clearRange safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Claude MCP x Google Docs, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For clearRange, this is the rule to start with:
clearRange is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Claude MCP x Google Docs, apply this rule, and every clearRange call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about clearRange
Clears all cell values in a range without deleting the cells themselves. Formatting is preserved. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for clearRange: 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 Claude MCP x Google Docs. Nothing to install.
clearRange is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the clearRange 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 clearRange. 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.
clearRange is provided by the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP server (a-bonus/google-docs-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Claude MCP x Google Docs, and thousands of servers like it.
Across the catalogue