getGoogleDocStyleSummary
Compact style inventory of a whole document in a few hundred tokens: fonts with their size ladders, named-style counts, text colors, bordered and shaded paragraph locations, a table inventory with real index ranges, and the heading outline. The cheap first read before any formatting work, in plac...
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What getGoogleDocStyleSummary does on Google Drive
AI agents call getGoogleDocStyleSummary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
tabId | string | — | Optional. Summarize only this tab (from listDocumentTabs). If omitted, covers every tab. |
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 | The document ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getGoogleDocStyleSummary is rated Low
Even though getGoogleDocStyleSummary only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs getGoogleDocStyleSummary 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 getGoogleDocStyleSummary, this is the rule to start with:
getGoogleDocStyleSummary 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 getGoogleDocStyleSummary call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getGoogleDocStyleSummary
Compact style inventory of a whole document in a few hundred tokens: fonts with their size ladders, named-style counts, text colors, bordered and shaded paragraph locations, a table inventory with real index ranges, and the heading outline. The cheap first read before any formatting work, in place of pulling the full document JSON to answer style questions. Counts cover every tab; locations are prefixed with the tab title on a multi-tab document, since index spaces restart per tab. Reports the document's revisionId, so the same read that gives you the indices gives you the lock to pass as ifRevisionId on the write. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Drive MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getGoogleDocStyleSummary accepts 3 parameters: tabId, account, documentId. 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 getGoogleDocStyleSummary: 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.
getGoogleDocStyleSummary 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 getGoogleDocStyleSummary 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 getGoogleDocStyleSummary. 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.
getGoogleDocStyleSummary 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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