google-workspace.calendar_availability_get
Look up busy windows for one or more Google calendars before scheduling
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What google-workspace.calendar_availability_get does on CoWork OS
AI agents call google-workspace.calendar_availability_get to retrieve information from CoWork OS without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why google-workspace.calendar_availability_get is rated Low
This tool retrieves availability/busy information from Google calendars. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute any actions. The operation is purely informational and read-only, matching the 'Read' category for data retrieval with no side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Look up busy windows' which is a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external systems.
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The rule that runs google-workspace.calendar_availability_get safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and CoWork OS, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For google-workspace.calendar_availability_get, this is the rule to start with:
google-workspace.calendar_availability_get 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 CoWork OS, apply this rule, and every google-workspace.calendar_availability_get call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about google-workspace.calendar_availability_get
Look up busy windows for one or more Google calendars before scheduling. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CoWork OS MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CoWork OS MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google-workspace.calendar_availability_get: 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 CoWork OS. Nothing to install.
google-workspace.calendar_availability_get 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 google-workspace.calendar_availability_get 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 google-workspace.calendar_availability_get. 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.
google-workspace.calendar_availability_get is provided by the CoWork OS MCP server (CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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