gmail_users_drafts_send
Send an existing draft to its recipients
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What gmail_users_drafts_send does on Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI)
AI agents use gmail_users_drafts_send to create or update resources in Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI), usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) environment.
Why gmail_users_drafts_send is rated Medium
This tool creates an irreversible communication action (sending an email), but it does not delete data or move money, so it falls under Write rather than Destructive or Financial. However, the severity is high because sending emails can have significant consequences—an AI agent could send unintended, misleading, or harmful messages to real recipients.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gmail_users_drafts_send' and description 'Send an existing draft to its recipients' indicate this tool sends (transmits) email messages, modifying the state of a draft into a sent message.
Risk signalsSends email from user's account
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs gmail_users_drafts_send safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI), and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For gmail_users_drafts_send, this is the rule to start with:
gmail_users_drafts_send stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI), apply this rule, and every gmail_users_drafts_send call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about gmail_users_drafts_send
Send an existing draft to its recipients. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gmail_users_drafts_send: 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 Gmail (gws CLI). Nothing to install.
gmail_users_drafts_send 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 gmail_users_drafts_send 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 gmail_users_drafts_send. 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.
gmail_users_drafts_send is provided by the Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) MCP server (@gws mcp -s gmail). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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