getGoogleDocContent
Get content of a Google Doc with text indices for formatting
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What getGoogleDocContent does on Google Drive
AI agents call getGoogleDocContent to retrieve information from Google Drive without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
account | string | — | 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 |
documentId | string | Yes | Document ID |
includeFormatting | boolean | — | Include font, style, color, and baseline info for each text span, plus one ¶ line per paragraph with non-default paragraph styles (named style, alignment, visib |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getGoogleDocContent is rated Low
This tool retrieves existing document content with metadata (text indices for formatting). It performs no creation, modification, deletion, or execution of code/commands. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could read sensitive document data but cannot alter or destroy it. Classified as Read with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getGoogleDocContent' and description 'Get content of a Google Doc' indicate a retrieval operation. The phrase 'get' and 'content' are explicit indicators of read-only querying without modification.
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The rule that runs getGoogleDocContent safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Google Drive, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getGoogleDocContent, this is the rule to start with:
getGoogleDocContent is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Google Drive, apply this rule, and every getGoogleDocContent call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getGoogleDocContent
Get content of a Google Doc with text indices for formatting. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Drive MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getGoogleDocContent accepts 3 parameters: account, documentId, includeFormatting. Required: documentId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Google Drive MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getGoogleDocContent: 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 Google Drive. Nothing to install.
getGoogleDocContent is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getGoogleDocContent 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 getGoogleDocContent. 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.
getGoogleDocContent is provided by the Google Drive MCP server (@ark7/google-drive-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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