setRowHeights
Sets a fixed pixel height for a range of rows in a spreadsheet. Useful for ensuring rows are tall enough to display wrapped text.
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What setRowHeights does on Claude MCP x Google Docs
AI agents use setRowHeights 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.
Why setRowHeights is rated Medium
This tool performs a Write operation—it modifies data/layout in a spreadsheet, but the change is reversible (heights can be adjusted again). It does not read data (Read), execute code (Execute), delete content (Destructive), or handle money (Financial). The impact is cosmetic formatting only, making it low severity even though it can be modified.
From the tool's definition Tool modifies spreadsheet formatting by setting row heights programmatically. Description states it "Sets a fixed pixel height for a range of rows" which is a reversible structural modification.
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The rule that runs setRowHeights 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 setRowHeights, this is the rule to start with:
setRowHeights stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes 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 setRowHeights call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about setRowHeights
Sets a fixed pixel height for a range of rows in a spreadsheet. Useful for ensuring rows are tall enough to display wrapped text. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for setRowHeights: 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.
setRowHeights is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the setRowHeights 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 setRowHeights. 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.
setRowHeights 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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