Read a portion of a Google Doc with pagination support. Use offset and limit to read large documents in chunks, avoiding output size limits.
AI agents call readGoogleDocPaginated 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 document content using pagination parameters (offset and limit) to query data in chunks. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The pagination mechanism is purely for managing output size during retrieval. This is a straightforward read/query operation with minimal risk if invoked by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'read' and description states 'Read a portion of a Google Doc with pagination support', explicitly describing data retrieval without modification capabilities.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access readGoogleDocPaginated 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 readGoogleDocPaginated:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"readGoogleDocPaginated": {}
}
}readGoogleDocPaginated is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Read a portion of a Google Doc with pagination support. Use offset and limit to read large documents in chunks, avoiding output size limits. 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 readGoogleDocPaginated: 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.
readGoogleDocPaginated 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 readGoogleDocPaginated 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 readGoogleDocPaginated. 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.
readGoogleDocPaginated 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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