gmail_users_settings_updateImap

What gmail_users_settings_updateImap does on Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI)

AI agents use gmail_users_settings_updateImap 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_settings_updateImap is rated Medium

This tool modifies email account settings (specifically IMAP configuration) in a reversible manner. While it changes user account state, the changes are not destructive—IMAP settings can be re-configured or reverted. The blast radius is medium because misconfiguration could disrupt email access or expose settings unintentionally, but the action itself is not irreversible or financial in nature.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Update IMAP settings', indicating modification of account configuration settings.

Risk signalsModifies email access protocol settings

The rule that runs gmail_users_settings_updateImap 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_updateImap, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "gmail_users_settings_updateImap": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "gmail_users_settings_updateimap_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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