21 tools from the Google Drive MCP Server, categorised by risk level.
View the Google Drive policy →GOOGLEDRIVE_DOWNLOAD_FILE Downloads a file from google drive by its id. for google workspace documents (docs, sheets, slides), optionally exports to a specified `mime type`.... GOOGLEDRIVE_FIND_FILE Tool to list or search for files and folders in google drive. use when you need to find specific files based on query criteria or list contents of ... GOOGLEDRIVE_FIND_FOLDER Tool to find a folder in google drive by its name and optionally a parent folder. use when you need to locate a specific folder to perform further ... Input `query` (string): Search query GOOGLEDRIVE_ADD_FILE_SHARING_PREFERENCE Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'. 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_COPY_FILE Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`. 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_COMMENT Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive. 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_DRIVE Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage. 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FILE Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though... 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FILE_FROM_TEXT Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google wor... 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_FOLDER Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, th... 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_REPLY Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file. 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_CREATE_SHORTCUT_TO_FILE Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without du... 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_EDIT_FILE Updates an existing google drive file by overwriting its entire content with new text (max 10mb). 3/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_FILES_MODIFY_LABELS Modifies the set of labels applied to a file. returns a list of the labels that were added or modified. use when you need to programmatically chang... 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_GENERATE_IDS Generates a set of file ids which can be provided in create or copy requests. use when you need to pre-allocate ids for new files or copies. 2/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_COMMENT Deletes a comment from a file. use when you need to remove a specific comment from a google drive file. 4/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_DRIVE Tool to permanently delete a shared drive. use when you need to remove a shared drive and its contents (if specified). 4/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_PERMISSION Deletes a permission from a file by permission id. use when you need to revoke access for a specific user or group from a file. 4/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_DELETE_REPLY Tool to delete a specific reply by reply id. use when you need to remove a reply from a comment on a file. 4/5 GOOGLEDRIVE_EMPTY_TRASH Tool to permanently delete all of the user's trashed files. use when you want to empty the trash in google drive. 4/5 The Google Drive MCP server exposes 21 tools across 3 categories: Read, Write, Destructive.
Use Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy. Write YAML rules for each tool — rate limits, argument validation, or deny rules — then run Intercept in front of the Google Drive server.
Google Drive tools are categorised as Read (4), Write (12), Destructive (5). Each category has a recommended default policy.
Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.
npx -y @policylayer/intercept