# copyFormatting Copies formatting (not values) from a source range to a destination range within the same spreadsheet. Copies bold, colors, borders, number formats, etc. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `copyFormatting`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/copyformatting ## Facts - Tool: `copyFormatting` - Server: Claude MCP x Google Docs (`a-bonus/google-docs-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp.md - Homepage: https://github.com/a-bonus/google-docs-mcp - Risk category: Write (Medium risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "copyFormatting", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why copyFormatting is rated Medium This tool modifies spreadsheet data (formatting attributes) reversibly. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute code (Execute), or move money (Financial). It goes beyond read-only retrieval, placing it in Write category. Severity is medium because unintended formatting changes could affect data presentation and readability, but the core data values remain intact and changes are easily undone. From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states it 'Copies formatting' from source to destination range, modifying the destination range's visual and structural properties (bold, colors, borders, number formats)." ## Use case AI agents use copyFormatting to create or update resources in Claude MCP x Google Docs, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Claude MCP x Google Docs environment. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Claude MCP x Google Docs: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "copyFormatting": { "limits": [ { "counter": "copyformatting_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 30, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Claude MCP x Google Docs (83) - `clearRange` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/clearrange.md - `deleteChart` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deletechart.md - `deleteConditionalFormatting` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deleteconditionalformatting.md - `deleteDraft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deletedraft.md - `deleteEvent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deleteevent.md - `deleteFile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deletefile.md - `deleteSheet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deletesheet.md - `deleteSheetsComment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deletesheetscomment.md - `deleteTable` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/deletetable.md - `trashMessage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/trashmessage.md - `createAppsScriptProject` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/createappsscriptproject.md - `sendEmail` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/sendemail.md - `downloadFile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/downloadfile.md - `getAppsScriptContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getappsscriptcontent.md - `getConditionalFormatting` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getconditionalformatting.md - `getDocumentInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getdocumentinfo.md - `getDraft` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getdraft.md - `getFolderInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getfolderinfo.md - `getMessage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getmessage.md - `getSheetsComment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getsheetscomment.md - `getSpreadsheetInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getspreadsheetinfo.md - `getTable` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/gettable.md - `listDocuments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listdocuments.md - `listDrafts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listdrafts.md - `listDriveFiles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listdrivefiles.md - `listEvents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listevents.md - `listFolderContents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listfoldercontents.md - `listLabels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listlabels.md - `listMessages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listmessages.md - `listSheetsComments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listsheetscomments.md - …and 53 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=a-bonus-google-docs-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp