List all tabs/sheets in a Google Spreadsheet. This tool returns a simple list of all sheet names in the spreadsheet. For more detailed metadata, use google_sheets_get_info instead. Args: - url (string): Full Google Sheets URL - response_format (
AI agents call google_sheets_list_tabs 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 retrieves metadata about spreadsheet structure (sheet names) without modifying data, executing code, or triggering side effects. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—at worst, an agent would learn the names of sheets in a spreadsheet, which is low-sensitivity information. No financial, destructive, or execution risks are present.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it "List all tabs/sheets" and "returns a simple list of all sheet names". The server description emphasizes "read-only access" and the tool performs query-like retrieval with no modification or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all tabs/sheets in a Google Spreadsheet. This tool returns a simple list of all sheet names in the spreadsheet. For more detailed metadata, use google_sheets_get_info instead. Args: - url (string): Full Google Sheets URL - 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_list_tabs: 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_list_tabs 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_list_tabs 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_list_tabs. 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_list_tabs 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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