List all locations (businesses) for a GBP account. Use gbp_list_accounts first to get the account ID.
AI agents call gbp_list_locations to retrieve information from Google Business Profile MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns a list of business locations associated with a Google Business Profile account. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations—purely data retrieval. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent could only view information about business locations already accessible via the account.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gbp_list_locations' and description 'List all locations (businesses) for a GBP account' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all locations (businesses) for a GBP account. Use gbp_list_accounts first to get the account ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Business Profile MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Business Profile MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gbp_list_locations: 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 Google Business Profile MCP Server. Nothing to install.
gbp_list_locations 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 gbp_list_locations 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 gbp_list_locations. 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.
gbp_list_locations is provided by the Google Business Profile MCP Server MCP server (narkov/gbp-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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