# list_layouts

Lists the presentation's theme building blocks: layouts[] (objectId, name like TITLE_AND_BODY, displayName, masterObjectId), masters[] and the notesMasterObjectId. Layout object ids feed add_slide's layout_object_id; the Slides API cannot import a new theme or change the master set — themes are chosen in the UI, this tool only reads what the deck already has.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_layouts`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/list-layouts

## Facts

- Tool: `list_layouts`
- Server: Mcp Google Slides (`@a1-x-tech/mcp-google-slides`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides.md
- Install: `npx -y @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-slides`
- Homepage: https://github.com/A1-x-Tech/mcp-google-slides
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `presentation_id` | string | yes | The presentation id — the long id from the URL (docs.google.com/presentation/d/<presentationId>/edit) or from create_presentation output. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "list_layouts",
    "arguments": {
      "presentation_id": "<presentation_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why list_layouts is rated Low

Tool retrieves layout metadata without modifying or executing external operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Lists presentation's theme building blocks, layouts, masters, objectIds, read-only"

## Use case

AI agents call list_layouts to retrieve information from Mcp Google Slides 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 Mcp Google Slides:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "list_layouts": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Google Slides (25)

- `delete_object` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/delete-object.md
- `edit_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/edit-table.md
- `manage_comments` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/manage-comments.md
- `batch_update` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/batch-update.md
- `raw_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/raw-request.md
- `get_page` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-page.md
- `get_presentation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-presentation.md
- `get_speaker_notes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-speaker-notes.md
- `get_thumbnail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-thumbnail.md
- `list_slides` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/list-slides.md
- `add_slide` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/add-slide.md
- `create_image` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-image.md
- `create_presentation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-presentation.md
- `create_shape` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-shape.md
- `create_table` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-table.md
- `duplicate_slide` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/duplicate-slide.md
- `export_presentation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/export-presentation.md
- `insert_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/insert-text.md
- `move_slides` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/move-slides.md
- `replace_image` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/replace-image.md
- `replace_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/replace-text.md
- `set_speaker_notes` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/set-speaker-notes.md
- `set_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/set-text.md
- `update_text_style` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/update-text-style.md
- `update_transform` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/update-transform.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=a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides