Get metadata and information about a Google Spreadsheet. This tool retrieves basic information about a spreadsheet including its title, locale, timezone, and list of sheets/tabs. It does NOT read cell data - use google_sheets_get_tab_data for that. Args: - url (string): Full Google Sheets URL (e....
AI agents call google_sheets_get_info to retrieve information from Google Sheets MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query operation that retrieves spreadsheet metadata without side effects. It queries structural information (title, locale, timezone, sheet names) rather than cell contents, making it a straightforward Read category tool with low severity due to minimal sensitive data exposure and no capability to modify or delete data.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'metadata and information about a spreadsheet including its title, locale, timezone, and list of sheets/tabs' with explicit statement 'It does NOT read cell data'. No modification, deletion, or execution occurs.
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Get metadata and information about a Google Spreadsheet. This tool retrieves basic information about a spreadsheet including its title, locale, timezone, and list of sheets/tabs. It does NOT read cell data - use google_sheets_get_tab_data for that. Args: - url (string): Full Google Sheets URL (e.g., https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/SPREADSHEET_ID/edit) - response_format (. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Sheets MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Sheets MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for google_sheets_get_info: 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 Sheets MCP Server. Nothing to install.
google_sheets_get_info 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_info 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_info. 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_info is provided by the Google Sheets MCP Server MCP server (saturnino-adrales/gdocs-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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