Delete content between start and end indices in a Google Doc. For multi-tab docs, specify tabId to target a specific tab.
AI agents call deleteRange to permanently remove resources in Google Drive MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool permanently removes data from a Google Doc without the ability to undo via the tool interface itself. Although Google Docs maintains revision history, the tool's primary function is destructive data removal. The impact is scoped to a single document or tab, justifying 'high' rather than 'critical' severity. An AI agent could accidentally delete significant portions of a user's document.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'deleteRange' combined with description stating it 'Delete[s] content between start and end indices in a Google Doc' explicitly performs irreversible deletion of document content.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access deleteRange 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 deleteRange:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"deleteRange"
]
}deleteRange disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Delete content between start and end indices in a Google Doc. For multi-tab docs, specify tabId to target a specific tab. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Google Drive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for deleteRange: 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.
deleteRange is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the deleteRange 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 deleteRange. 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.
deleteRange 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.
Deterministic rules across all 107 Google Drive MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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107 Google Drive MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.