Search for files in Google Drive using Google
AI agents call search_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.
The search_files tool retrieves or queries files from Google Drive without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a passive information retrieval function that matches the Read category. Severity is low because search operations have minimal blast radius—at worst, an AI agent could discover sensitive file names, but cannot access, modify, or delete them without additional tool invocation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_files' and description 'Search for files in Google Drive' indicate a read-only query operation with no data modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search for files in Google Drive using Google. 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 search_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.
search_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 search_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 search_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.
search_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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