AI agents call getRevisions to retrieve information from Google 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 queries and retrieves historical version metadata for a file without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a straightforward read operation that returns information about a file's revision history.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'getRevisions' and description states 'List revisions for a file' — both indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access getRevisions 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 getRevisions:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"getRevisions": {}
}
}getRevisions is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
Free to start. No card required.
List revisions for a file. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Drive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getRevisions: 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.
getRevisions 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 getRevisions 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 getRevisions. 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.
getRevisions 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.
Free to start. No card required.
107 Google Drive MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.