Lists the contents of a specific folder in Google Drive.
AI agents call listFolderContents to retrieve information from Google Docs & Drive MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves folder metadata and file listings from Google Drive without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a pure read operation with minimal security risk—the primary concern would be unauthorized access to folder contents, but the tool itself performs no destructive or side-effect operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'listFolderContents' and description 'Lists the contents of a specific folder in Google Drive' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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Lists the contents of a specific folder in Google Drive. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Docs & Drive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Docs & Drive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for listFolderContents: 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 Docs & Drive MCP Server. Nothing to install.
listFolderContents 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 listFolderContents 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 listFolderContents. 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.
listFolderContents is provided by the Google Docs & Drive MCP Server MCP server (oregpt/agenticledger_mcp_docsonly). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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