List files currently in trash.
AI agents call gdrive_list_trash 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 only lists or queries the contents of a user's trash folder. It performs a read operation with no side effects, no data modification, and no irreversible actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent listing trash contents cannot cause harm beyond viewing metadata about deleted files.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'gdrive_list_trash' and description states 'List files currently in trash' — a query operation that retrieves information without modifying data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List files currently in trash. 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_trash: 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_trash 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_trash 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_trash. 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_trash 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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