AI agents call connectors_download_raw to retrieve information from Phrase without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves content from Google Drive via the Connectors API. While download operations typically have read semantics, the severity is elevated to 'high' because downloading raw content from Google Drive without proper authorization checks could expose sensitive localization data, translation files, or credentials if the connector has broad permissions.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Download raw Google Drive content' — a retrieval operation. The verb 'download' combined with 'content' indicates data retrieval with no modifications or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Download raw Google Drive content through the Connectors API. request must mirror the Bifrost Google Drive download-raw-file request body and use request.connectorUuid. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Phrase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Phrase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for connectors_download_raw: 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 Phrase. Nothing to install.
connectors_download_raw 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 connectors_download_raw 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 connectors_download_raw. 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.
connectors_download_raw is provided by the Phrase MCP server (phrase-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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