# update_slide_layout A write tool on the Mcp Google Docs MCP server. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_slide_layout`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-ithitchhiker-mcp-google-docs/update-slide-layout ## Facts - Tool: `update_slide_layout` - 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_layout", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why update_slide_layout is rated Medium The tool modifies presentation slide layouts, which is a reversible write operation. While it affects presentation structure, changes can be undone. Severity is medium because misuse could corrupt or significantly alter presentation formatting, but the effects are not permanent deletions or financial in nature. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_slide_layout' indicates modification of presentation slide structure. Server context shows this is part of Google Docs/Drive manipulation suite with sibling tools like 'add_slide_to_presentation' and 'add_shape_to_slide' that are clearly…" ## Use case AI agents use update_slide_layout 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_layout": { "limits": [ { "counter": "update_slide_layout_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` --- 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