google-workspace.slides_get
Get a Google Slides presentation including page structure
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What google-workspace.slides_get does on CoWork OS
AI agents call google-workspace.slides_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.slides_get is rated Low
This tool retrieves presentation data from Google Slides. The verb 'Get' and absence of any modification language (create, update, delete) clearly indicate a read-only operation. The blast radius is limited to information disclosure—an AI agent misusing this would access presentations the user has access to, but cannot modify, delete, or trigger financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'slides_get' and description 'Get a Google Slides presentation including page structure' indicate retrieval of existing presentation data without modification.
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The rule that runs google-workspace.slides_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.slides_get, this is the rule to start with:
google-workspace.slides_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.slides_get call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about google-workspace.slides_get
Get a Google Slides presentation including page structure. 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.slides_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.slides_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.slides_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.slides_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.slides_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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