# getFolderInfo

Gets metadata about a Drive folder including its name, owner, sharing status, and parent folder.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getFolderInfo`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/getfolderinfo

## Facts

- Tool: `getFolderInfo`
- 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: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "getFolderInfo",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## 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 own 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."

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. 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": {
    "getFolderInfo": {}
  }
}
```

## 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
- `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
- `listSpreadsheets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a-bonus-google-docs-mcp/listspreadsheets.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`

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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