createAppsScriptProject
Creates an Apps Script project, optionally bound to a Doc, Sheet, Slides or Form so its triggers and custom menus run inside that file. Optionally writes the initial files in the same call. Requires the Apps Script API to be enabled at https://script.google.com/home/usersettings.
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What createAppsScriptProject does on Claude MCP x Google Docs
AI agents invoke createAppsScriptProject to trigger actions in Claude MCP x Google Docs. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why createAppsScriptProject is rated High
Creates executable script projects that can run code inside Google Workspace files.
From the tool's definition Creates an Apps Script project...triggers and custom menus run inside that file
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs createAppsScriptProject 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 createAppsScriptProject, this is the rule to start with:
createAppsScriptProject stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Claude MCP x Google Docs, apply this rule, and every createAppsScriptProject call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about createAppsScriptProject
Creates an Apps Script project, optionally bound to a Doc, Sheet, Slides or Form so its triggers and custom menus run inside that file. Optionally writes the initial files in the same call. Requires the Apps Script API to be enabled at https://script.google.com/home/usersettings. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for createAppsScriptProject: 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.
createAppsScriptProject is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the createAppsScriptProject 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 createAppsScriptProject. 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.
createAppsScriptProject 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.
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