Gets the specified S/MIME config for the specified send-as alias
AI agents call get_smime_info to retrieve information from Gmail MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves S/MIME configuration information associated with a send-as alias. It queries existing data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker could only learn about email signing/encryption settings already configured by the user, not alter them or gain unauthorized access to encrypted messages.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_smime_info' and description 'Gets the specified S/MIME config' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects. The verb 'Gets' explicitly denotes a read-only action.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_smime_info gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Gmail MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_smime_info:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_smime_info": {}
}
}get_smime_info is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Gets the specified S/MIME config for the specified send-as alias. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gmail MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Gmail MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_smime_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 Gmail MCP. Nothing to install.
get_smime_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 get_smime_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 get_smime_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.
get_smime_info is provided by the Gmail MCP server (shinzo-labs/gmail-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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