gmail_users_settings_getAutoForwarding

What gmail_users_settings_getAutoForwarding does on Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI)

AI agents call gmail_users_settings_getAutoForwarding 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.

Why gmail_users_settings_getAutoForwarding is rated Low

This tool retrieves configuration information about auto-forwarding settings for a Gmail user. It performs a read-only query operation that returns existing settings without modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker would only gain visibility into existing forwarding configurations, which is information disclosure rather than an actionable capability.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get auto-forwarding settings', indicating data retrieval with no modification.

The rule that runs gmail_users_settings_getAutoForwarding 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_settings_getAutoForwarding, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gmail_users_settings_getAutoForwarding": {}
  }
}

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