update_cells

What update_cells does on Mcp Google Docs

AI agents use update_cells to create or update resources in Mcp Google Docs, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Google Docs environment.

Why update_cells is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data in a reversible manner (cells can be edited again). It does not delete data permanently, execute arbitrary code, or involve financial transactions. The medium severity reflects that uncontrolled cell updates could corrupt important spreadsheet data, but changes can typically be undone via version history. Empty description lowers confidence slightly from 0.9 to 0.85.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'update_cells' indicates modification of cell data in Google Sheets. Sibling tool 'batch_update_cells' confirms this is a data modification operation. The server description explicitly mentions 'manipulating Google Spreadsheet' which includes writes.

The rule that runs update_cells safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Google Docs, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For update_cells, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "update_cells": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_cells_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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