Get file metadata and optionally content
AI agents call get_file to retrieve information from Mcp Google Drive without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves file metadata and content from Google Drive. It performs no side effects—no creation, modification, deletion, or code execution. Even though it may expose sensitive file content, the fundamental action is read-only retrieval, making it a Read category tool.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get file metadata and optionally content' — retrieves data without modification. Confirmed by sibling tools showing destructive operations (delete_file) are separate, and this tool is listed among read operations (get_drive_info,…
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Get file metadata and optionally content. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Google Drive MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Google Drive MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_file: 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 Mcp Google Drive. Nothing to install.
get_file 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 get_file 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 get_file. 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.
get_file is provided by the Mcp Google Drive MCP server (longtran2404/mcp-google-drive). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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