Lists the forwarding addresses for the specified account
AI agents call list_forwarding_addresses 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.
The tool queries and returns existing forwarding address configuration data without creating, modifying, or deleting anything. It is a read-only information retrieval function. Severity is low because forwarding address metadata is typically low-sensitivity configuration information, though it could reveal account setup details.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_forwarding_addresses' and description states 'Lists the forwarding addresses for the specified account'. This is a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access list_forwarding_addresses 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 list_forwarding_addresses:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"list_forwarding_addresses": {}
}
}list_forwarding_addresses is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Lists the forwarding addresses for the specified account. 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 list_forwarding_addresses: 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.
list_forwarding_addresses 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 list_forwarding_addresses 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 list_forwarding_addresses. 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.
list_forwarding_addresses 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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