Update the read state of a space
Risk signalsMarks messages as read/unread
Part of the Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI) server.
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AI agents use chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState to create or modify resources in Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI). Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI).
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "chat_users_spaces_updatespacereadstate_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI) policy for all 37 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Update the read state of a space. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI) MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI) MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState: 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 Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI). Nothing to install.
chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState 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 chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState. 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.
chat_users_spaces_updateSpaceReadState is provided by the Google Workspace Chat (gws CLI) MCP server (@gws mcp -s chat). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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