google-maps.place_reviews
Get reviews for a Google Maps place. Provide place_id from search results. The identifier also accepts the business identifier form (0x...:0x...). Optional sort_by (Relevant, Lowest, Highest, Newest), cursor, region, and language are supported. Pass cursor from a previous cursor_next to fetch the...
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What google-maps.place_reviews does on Vee3
AI agents call google-maps.place_reviews to retrieve information from Vee3 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
cursor | object | — | Pagination cursor from cursor_next on a previous response. |
region | object | — | Two-character region code (for example us). On search endpoints this biases results by ccTLD. On place endpoints this selects regional place data. |
sort_by | object | — | Review sort order: "Relevant" (default), "Lowest", "Highest", or "Newest". |
language | object | — | Language code for results (for example en). |
place_id | string | Yes | Google Maps place identifier (for example ChIJk_grnPDq9EcRE7gOH9gAPZA). Also accepts the business identifier form (for example 0x47f4eb87e91f866d:0x9629fabb993e |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why google-maps.place_reviews is rated Low
This is a pure read operation that queries and retrieves public review data from Google Maps. It has no side effects, cannot modify or delete data, and involves no code execution or financial transactions. The only action is fetching existing information.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves reviews data ("Get reviews for a Google Maps place") with parameters for filtering/pagination (sort_by, cursor, language). Returns "place metadata and a reviews array" with read-only fields (review_id, review_text, rating, user_name).
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The rule that runs google-maps.place_reviews safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Vee3, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For google-maps.place_reviews, this is the rule to start with:
google-maps.place_reviews is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Vee3, apply this rule, and every google-maps.place_reviews call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about google-maps.place_reviews
Get reviews for a Google Maps place. Provide place_id from search results. The identifier also accepts the business identifier form (0x...:0x...). Optional sort_by (Relevant, Lowest, Highest, Newest), cursor, region, and language are supported. Pass cursor from a previous cursor_next to fetch the next page. Returns place metadata and a reviews array. Each review includes fields such as review_id, review_text, rating, and user_name. cursor_next appears only when a pagination cursor is available. Additional upstream fields may appear. Cost = 3 tokens. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Vee3 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
google-maps.place_reviews accepts 5 parameters: cursor, region, sort_by, language, place_id. Required: place_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Vee3 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google-maps.place_reviews: 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 Vee3. Nothing to install.
google-maps.place_reviews is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the google-maps.place_reviews 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 google-maps.place_reviews. 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.
google-maps.place_reviews is provided by the Vee3 MCP server (https://mcp.vee3.io/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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