Low Risk

listDocumentTabs

List all tabs in a Google Doc with their IDs and hierarchy

How to control listDocumentTabs ↓

AI agents call listDocumentTabs 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.

Low Risk

This tool only queries and returns information about existing document tabs. It performs no creation, modification, deletion, or execution of operations. The action is purely informational retrieval, matching the Read category definition of retrieving or querying data with no side effects.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'listDocumentTabs' and description 'List all tabs in a Google Doc with their IDs and hierarchy' indicate retrieval of structural metadata without modification or side effects.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access listDocumentTabs 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 listDocumentTabs:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "listDocumentTabs": {}
  }
}

listDocumentTabs is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Google Drive MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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What does the listDocumentTabs tool do? +

List all tabs in a Google Doc with their IDs and hierarchy. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Drive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on listDocumentTabs? +

Register the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for listDocumentTabs: 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.

What risk level is listDocumentTabs? +

listDocumentTabs is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit listDocumentTabs? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the listDocumentTabs 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.

How do I block listDocumentTabs completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for listDocumentTabs. 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.

What MCP server provides listDocumentTabs? +

listDocumentTabs 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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