listDrafts
Lists Gmail drafts for the authenticated user. Returns draft IDs along with the recipient, subject, snippet, and date for each. Use sendDraft, updateDraft, or deleteDraft to act on a returned draft.
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What listDrafts does on Claude MCP x Google Docs
AI agents call listDrafts 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 listDrafts is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries data (draft metadata) without side effects. It is purely informational, enabling the AI to inspect existing drafts. The mention of sibling tools (sendDraft, updateDraft, deleteDraft) confirms that listDrafts itself performs no mutations. Severity is low because exposure of draft metadata, while potentially sensitive, does not enable destructive or financial actions by itself.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'listDrafts' and description states it 'Lists Gmail drafts' and 'Returns draft IDs along with the recipient, subject, snippet, and date for each.' No modification, deletion, or sending occurs—only retrieval of metadata.
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The rule that runs listDrafts 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 listDrafts, this is the rule to start with:
listDrafts 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 listDrafts call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about listDrafts
Lists Gmail drafts for the authenticated user. Returns draft IDs along with the recipient, subject, snippet, and date for each. Use sendDraft, updateDraft, or deleteDraft to act on a returned draft. 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 listDrafts: 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.
listDrafts 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 listDrafts 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 listDrafts. 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.
listDrafts 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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