# formatGoogleDocText Apply text formatting (bold, italic, font, color, links, superscript/subscript) to a range or found text in a Google Doc. Alias for applyTextStyle. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `formatGoogleDocText`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/formatgoogledoctext ## Facts - Tool: `formatGoogleDocText` - Server: Google Drive (`@ark7/google-drive-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp.md - Install: `npx -y @ark7/google-drive-mcp` - Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ark7/google-drive-mcp - Risk category: Write (Medium risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 12 (1 required) - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `bold` | boolean | no | Make text bold | | `tabId` | string | no | Optional. Tab ID to format within (from listDocumentTabs). If omitted, operates on the first/default tab. | | `italic` | boolean | no | Make text italic | | `account` | string | no | Alias of the Google account to target. Optional — defaults to the session/global default account, or the sole authenticated account. Run manage_accounts list to | | `linkUrl` | string | no | URL for hyperlink | | `endIndex` | number | no | End index (exclusive) - use with startIndex | | `fontSize` | number | no | Font size in points | | `underline` | boolean | no | Underline text | | `documentId` | string | yes | The document ID | | `fontFamily` | string | no | Font family name | | `startIndex` | number | no | Start index (1-based) - use with endIndex | | `textToFind` | string | no | Text to find and format (alternative to indices) | 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": "formatGoogleDocText", "arguments": { "documentId": "" } } } ``` ## Why formatGoogleDocText is rated Medium This tool creates or modifies data reversibly—it changes document formatting without deleting content or executing arbitrary code. The modifications can be undone, placing it in the Write category. From the tool's own definition: "Tool applies text formatting (bold, italic, font, color, links, superscript/subscript) to a range in a Google Doc. This modifies document content reversibly through the applyTextStyle operation." Risk signals: High parameter count (18 properties) ## Use case AI agents use formatGoogleDocText to create or update resources in Google Drive, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Google Drive environment. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Google Drive: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "formatGoogleDocText": { "limits": [ { "counter": "formatgoogledoctext_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 30, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Google Drive (130) - `deleteCalendarEvent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletecalendarevent.md - `deleteComment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletecomment.md - `deleteDimensionGroup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletedimensiongroup.md - `deleteGoogleSlide` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletegoogleslide.md - `deleteItem` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deleteitem.md - `deleteRange` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deleterange.md - `deleteSheet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletesheet.md - `deleteSlideElement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deleteslideelement.md - `removePermission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/removepermission.md - `authGetStatus` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/authgetstatus.md - `authListScopes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/authlistscopes.md - `authTestFileAccess` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/authtestfileaccess.md - `describeGoogleDocRange` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/describegoogledocrange.md - `downloadFile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/downloadfile.md - `exportSlideThumbnail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/exportslidethumbnail.md - `getCalendarEvent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getcalendarevent.md - `getCalendarEvents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getcalendarevents.md - `getComment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getcomment.md - `getDocumentInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getdocumentinfo.md - `getGoogleDocContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledoccontent.md - `getGoogleDocContentPaginated` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledoccontentpaginated.md - `getGoogleDocImage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledocimage.md - `getGoogleDocStyleSummary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledocstylesummary.md - `getGoogleSheetCells` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgooglesheetcells.md - `getGoogleSheetContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgooglesheetcontent.md - `getGoogleSlidesContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogleslidescontent.md - `getGoogleSlidesSpeakerNotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogleslidesspeakernotes.md - `getRevisions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getrevisions.md - `getSlideElementInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getslideelementinfo.md - `getSpreadsheetInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getspreadsheetinfo.md - …and 100 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=ark7-google-drive-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ark7-google-drive-mcp