# update_slide_background

A write tool on the Mcp Google Docs MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_slide_background`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/update-slide-background

## Facts

- Tool: `update_slide_background`
- Server: Mcp Google Docs (`dev-ithitchhiker/mcp-google-docs`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/dev-ithitchhiker/mcp-google-docs
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "update_slide_background",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_slide_background is rated Medium

The tool modifies (writes to) slide presentation data by updating background styling. This is reversible—background changes can be undone or overwritten. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), move money (Financial), or query data without side effects (Read).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_slide_background' indicates modification of presentation slide properties. Server description mentions 'manipulating Google Spreadsheet and Google Drive' and sibling tools include presentation manipulation (add_slide_to_presentation,…"

## Use case

AI agents use update_slide_background 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Google Docs:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "update_slide_background": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_slide_background_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Google Docs (54)

- `delete_columns` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/delete-columns.md
- `delete_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/delete-document.md
- `delete_presentation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/delete-presentation.md
- `delete_rows` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/delete-rows.md
- `delete_slide_element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/delete-slide-element.md
- `delete_table_column` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/delete-table-column.md
- `delete_table_row` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/delete-table-row.md
- `get_document_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/get-document-details.md
- `get_presentation_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/get-presentation-details.md
- `get_sheet_data` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/get-sheet-data.md
- `list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/list-files.md
- `list_sheets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/list-sheets.md
- `search_slide_elements` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/search-slide-elements.md
- `add_columns` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-columns.md
- `add_image_to_slide` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-image-to-slide.md
- `add_line_to_slide` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-line-to-slide.md
- `add_rows` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-rows.md
- `add_shape_to_slide` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-shape-to-slide.md
- `add_sheet` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-sheet.md
- `add_slide_notes` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-slide-notes.md
- `add_slide_to_presentation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/add-slide-to-presentation.md
- `batch_update_cells` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/batch-update-cells.md
- `copy_file` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/copy-file.md
- `create_chart` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/create-chart.md
- `create_document` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/create-document.md
- `create_presentation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/create-presentation.md
- `create_spreadsheet` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/create-spreadsheet.md
- `create_spreadsheet_from_existing` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/create-spreadsheet-from-existing.md
- `create_spreadsheet_from_template` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/create-spreadsheet-from-template.md
- `create_table_in_document` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/create-table-in-document.md
- …and 24 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs