# renameFile

Renames a file or folder in Google Drive. Returns the updated file info.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `renameFile`
- 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": "renameFile",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why renameFile is rated Medium

Renaming a file is a write operation that modifies metadata in Google Drive. It is reversible (can be renamed again), so it does not qualify as Destructive. The severity is medium because an AI agent could rename important files to obscure or confuse their purpose, disrupt workflows, or cause organizational issues, but the operation itself is undoable and does not destroy data or move money.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'renameFile' and description states it 'Renames a file or folder in Google Drive' — a reversible modification operation."

## Use case

AI agents use renameFile 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": {
    "renameFile": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "renamefile_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`

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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