Get position, size, and transform of all elements on a slide. Returns actual rendered bounds.
AI agents call getSlideElementInfo 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 retrieves structural and positional information about slide elements without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure data query operation that returns rendered bounds and transform properties—classic Read category behavior with minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] position, size, and transform of all elements on a slide' with 'no modification' implied by the 'Get' verb and read-only nature of retrieving layout metadata.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access getSlideElementInfo 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 getSlideElementInfo:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"getSlideElementInfo": {}
}
}getSlideElementInfo is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get position, size, and transform of all elements on a slide. Returns actual rendered bounds. 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 getSlideElementInfo: 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.
getSlideElementInfo 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 getSlideElementInfo 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 getSlideElementInfo. 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.
getSlideElementInfo 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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