# updateTableRange

Modifies a table

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

## Facts

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

## Why updateTableRange is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data within a table in a reversible manner. While it changes existing content, table modifications in Google Docs/Sheets are not permanently destructive—they can be undone via version history or manual correction. The blast radius is limited to the specific table range being modified, and no financial or execution side effects are implied. This fits the Write category.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'updateTableRange' and description 'Modifies a table' indicate data modification. Sibling tools like 'appendMarkdown', 'batchWrite', and 'clearRange' confirm this server handles reversible data changes in Google Docs/Sheets."

## Use case

AI agents use updateTableRange 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": {
    "updateTableRange": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "updatetablerange_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