listDocuments

Lists Google Documents in your Drive, optionally filtered by name or content. Use modifiedAfter to find recently changed documents.

Server Google Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server rulords/google-docs-mcp-personal
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What listDocuments does on Google Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server

AI agents call listDocuments to retrieve information from Google Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why listDocuments needs a policy

This tool performs a query operation that retrieves metadata about existing documents without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It has no side effects and presents minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes information the user already has access to.

From the tool's definition Tool description states "Lists Google Documents in your Drive, optionally filtered by name or content". The verb "Lists" and the filtering parameters (name, content, modifiedAfter) indicate data retrieval with no modifications.

Questions about listDocuments

What does the listDocuments tool do? +

Lists Google Documents in your Drive, optionally filtered by name or content. Use modifiedAfter to find recently changed documents. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on listDocuments? +

Register the Google Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for listDocuments: 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 Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is listDocuments? +

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

Can I rate-limit listDocuments? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the listDocuments 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 listDocuments completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for listDocuments. 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 listDocuments? +

listDocuments is provided by the Google Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server MCP server (rulords/google-docs-mcp-personal). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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listDocuments is one line of Google Docs, Drive & Sheets MCP Server's registry record.

The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.

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