Download a file from Google Drive
AI agents call download_file to retrieve information from Enhanced 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 file content from Google Drive, a read operation with no side effects on the source data. However, severity is medium rather than low because downloaded files could contain sensitive information (emails, documents, spreadsheets) given the server's access to Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Sheets.
From the tool's definition The tool description states it 'Download a file from Google Drive', which retrieves data from cloud storage without modifying or deleting it.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Download a file from Google Drive. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Enhanced MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Enhanced MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for download_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 Enhanced MCP Server. Nothing to install.
download_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 download_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 download_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.
download_file is provided by the Enhanced MCP Server MCP server (pbulbule13/mcpwithgoogle). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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