getFolderInfo
Gets metadata about a Drive folder including its name, owner, sharing status, and parent folder.
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What getFolderInfo does on Claude MCP x Google Docs
AI agents call getFolderInfo to retrieve information from Claude MCP x Google Docs without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why getFolderInfo is rated Low
This tool retrieves information about a Google Drive folder—specifically metadata such as name, owner, sharing status, and parent folder. It is a read-only operation with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no irreversible actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal since metadata retrieval alone cannot cause significant harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getFolderInfo' and description 'Gets metadata about a Drive folder including its name, owner, sharing status, and parent folder' indicate retrieval of folder metadata without modification or execution of external operations.
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The rule that runs getFolderInfo 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 getFolderInfo, this is the rule to start with:
getFolderInfo 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 Claude MCP x Google Docs, apply this rule, and every getFolderInfo call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getFolderInfo
Gets metadata about a Drive folder including its name, owner, sharing status, and parent folder. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getFolderInfo: 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.
getFolderInfo 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 getFolderInfo 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 getFolderInfo. 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.
getFolderInfo 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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