Create a shortcut (link) to a file or folder in Google Drive. Useful for referencing the same document from multiple locations without duplicating it.
AI agents use createShortcut to create or update resources in Google Drive MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Google Drive MCP Server environment.
Creating a shortcut is a reversible modification operation that adds a reference/link to existing content without duplicating, deleting, or executing code. It can be undone by removing the shortcut. This is a standard write operation with low severity since it only creates metadata references and does not affect underlying data integrity or access controls.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create a shortcut (link) to a file or folder in Google Drive' and 'referencing the same document from multiple locations'. The verb 'create' and the action of adding a shortcut link are reversible write operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access createShortcut gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Google Drive MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for createShortcut:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"createShortcut": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "createshortcut_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}createShortcut stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Create a shortcut (link) to a file or folder in Google Drive. Useful for referencing the same document from multiple locations without duplicating it. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Google Drive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for createShortcut: 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 Drive MCP Server. Nothing to install.
createShortcut is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the createShortcut 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 createShortcut. 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.
createShortcut is provided by the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server (piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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