# gmail_users_settings_delegates_get

Get a mailbox delegate

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `gmail_users_settings_delegates_get`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-delegates-get

## Facts

- Tool: `gmail_users_settings_delegates_get`
- Server: Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) (`@gws mcp -s gmail`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail.md
- Install: `npx -y @gws mcp -s gmail`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gws mcp -s gmail
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why gmail_users_settings_delegates_get is rated Low

This tool retrieves delegate information from a Gmail mailbox. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects, no data modification, and no ability to execute actions or delete data. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure of delegate configurations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get a mailbox delegate' — both indicate retrieval without modification. Returns information about mailbox delegates without altering any data."

## Use case

AI agents call gmail_users_settings_delegates_get to retrieve information from Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI):

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gmail_users_settings_delegates_get": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) (78)

- `gmail_users_drafts_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-drafts-delete.md
- `gmail_users_labels_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-labels-delete.md
- `gmail_users_messages_batchDelete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-batchdelete.md
- `gmail_users_messages_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_identities_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-identities-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_keypairs_obliterate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-keypairs-obliterate.md
- `gmail_users_settings_delegates_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-delegates-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_filters_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-filters-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_forwardingAddresses_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-forwardingaddresses-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_sendAs_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-sendas-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_sendAs_smimeInfo_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-sendas-smimeinfo-delete.md
- `gmail_users_threads_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-threads-delete.md
- `gmail_users_messages_send` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-send.md
- `gmail_users_drafts_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-drafts-get.md
- `gmail_users_drafts_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-drafts-list.md
- `gmail_users_getProfile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-getprofile.md
- `gmail_users_history_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-history-list.md
- `gmail_users_labels_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-labels-get.md
- `gmail_users_labels_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-labels-list.md
- `gmail_users_messages_attachments_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-attachments-get.md
- `gmail_users_messages_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-get.md
- `gmail_users_messages_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_identities_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-identities-get.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_identities_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-identities-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_keypairs_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-keypairs-get.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_keypairs_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-keypairs-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_delegates_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-delegates-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_filters_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-filters-get.md
- `gmail_users_settings_filters_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-filters-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_forwardingAddresses_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-forwardingaddresses-get.md
- …and 48 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail.md

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