Search the organization directory by name, email, or other fields. Only works for Google Workspace accounts.
AI agents call searchPeopleDirectory to retrieve information from Google Workspace 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 information about people in the organization directory without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It is a straightforward directory lookup operation with no irreversible side effects. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure of directory data that typically has some level of organizational accessibility.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search the organization directory' with no mention of modification, deletion, or side effects. The verb 'search' combined with 'by name, email, or other fields' indicates a query-only operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search the organization directory by name, email, or other fields. Only works for Google Workspace accounts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Workspace MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Workspace MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for searchPeopleDirectory: 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 Workspace MCP Server. Nothing to install.
searchPeopleDirectory 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 searchPeopleDirectory 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 searchPeopleDirectory. 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.
searchPeopleDirectory is provided by the Google Workspace MCP Server MCP server (pm990320/google-workspace-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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