Get detailed metadata about a specific Google Sheets spreadsheet including sheet names, row/column counts, and properties
AI agents call google_sheets_get_spreadsheet to retrieve information from Sage MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves spreadsheet metadata without performing any writes, deletes, or executing code. It is a straightforward query operation that returns information about spreadsheet structure and properties. The severity is low because metadata retrieval poses minimal risk—it does not modify data, execute operations, or have destructive effects.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] detailed metadata about a specific Google Sheets spreadsheet' including 'sheet names, row/column counts, and properties'.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access google_sheets_get_spreadsheet gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Sage MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for google_sheets_get_spreadsheet:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"google_sheets_get_spreadsheet": {}
}
}google_sheets_get_spreadsheet is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get detailed metadata about a specific Google Sheets spreadsheet including sheet names, row/column counts, and properties. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sage MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sage MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google_sheets_get_spreadsheet: 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 Sage MCP. Nothing to install.
google_sheets_get_spreadsheet 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 google_sheets_get_spreadsheet 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 google_sheets_get_spreadsheet. 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.
google_sheets_get_spreadsheet is provided by the Sage MCP server (sagemcp/sagemcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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