Get upcoming events for the next N days
AI agents call get_upcoming_events to retrieve information from Google Calendar MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries calendar data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational retrieval. Severity is low because unauthorized access to upcoming events poses minimal risk compared to tools that create meetings, cancel events, or trigger external operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_upcoming_events' and description 'Get upcoming events for the next N days' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get upcoming events for the next N days. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Calendar MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Calendar MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_upcoming_events: 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 Calendar MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_upcoming_events 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 get_upcoming_events 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 get_upcoming_events. 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.
get_upcoming_events is provided by the Google Calendar MCP Server MCP server (shameerpc5029/google-calendar-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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