Restores an archived email back to the inbox
AI agents use restore-to-inbox to create or update resources in Enhanced Gmail MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Enhanced Gmail MCP Server environment.
This tool modifies email metadata (folder/archive status) but does not delete data or execute arbitrary code. The action is reversible—emails can be re-archived if needed. It fits the Write category as it creates or modifies data reversibly. Severity is medium because misuse could clutter the inbox or surface unwanted emails, but the impact is limited to email organization and can be easily undone.
From the tool's definition Tool restores an archived email back to the inbox, modifying the email's state and location within Gmail's folder structure. The description explicitly states it 'restores an archived email back to the inbox', indicating a reversible state change operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access restore-to-inbox gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Enhanced Gmail MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for restore-to-inbox:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"restore-to-inbox": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "restore-to-inbox_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}restore-to-inbox stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Restores an archived email back to the inbox. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Enhanced Gmail MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Enhanced Gmail MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for restore-to-inbox: 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 Enhanced Gmail MCP Server. Nothing to install.
restore-to-inbox is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the restore-to-inbox 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 restore-to-inbox. 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.
restore-to-inbox is provided by the Enhanced Gmail MCP Server MCP server (theposch/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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