Get detailed metadata for a specific file in Google Drive.
AI agents call gdrive_get_metadata to retrieve information from Mcp Google Gdrive without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata (file properties, attributes, timestamps, etc.) about an existing file in Google Drive. It performs no side effects, creates no data, modifies nothing, deletes nothing, and moves no money. It is a pure read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gdrive_get_metadata' and description 'Get detailed metadata for a specific file in Google Drive' indicate retrieval of file properties without modification or deletion.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed metadata for a specific file in Google Drive. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Google Gdrive MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Google Gdrive MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gdrive_get_metadata: 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 Mcp Google Gdrive. Nothing to install.
gdrive_get_metadata 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 gdrive_get_metadata 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 gdrive_get_metadata. 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.
gdrive_get_metadata is provided by the Mcp Google Gdrive MCP server (sleepytimeshon/mcp-google-gdrive). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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