List files in Google Drive with optional search query and folder filtering.
AI agents call gdrive_list_files 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 and queries file metadata from Google Drive without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. It is purely informational. The severity is medium rather than low because the tool could expose sensitive file listings depending on Google Drive permissions and context—an AI agent listing files could potentially discover confidential documents or reveal the existence of private folders.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gdrive_list_files' and description 'List files in Google Drive with optional search query and folder filtering' indicates a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List files in Google Drive with optional search query and folder filtering. 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_list_files: 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_list_files 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_list_files 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_list_files. 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_list_files 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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