List files in Google Drive with optional filtering
AI agents call list_files 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 performs a read-only operation—listing and filtering files in Google Drive. It has no side effects, does not create, modify, or delete files, and does not execute code or move money. The blast radius of misuse is low, as an AI agent could only enumerate files an authenticated user already has access to.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_files' and description 'List files in Google Drive with optional filtering' indicate a query operation that retrieves file metadata without modifying or deleting data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List files in Google Drive with optional filtering. 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 list_files: 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.
list_files 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 list_files 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 list_files. 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.
list_files 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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