Get spreadsheet metadata including all sheet tabs, their dimensions, and named ranges.
AI agents call gdrive_get_spreadsheet_info to retrieve information from Google Drive MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves spreadsheet metadata (sheet tabs, dimensions, named ranges) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation with no side effects. The server description also explicitly states it is 'read-only,' which applies to this metadata retrieval tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gdrive_get_spreadsheet_info' and description 'Get spreadsheet metadata including all sheet tabs, their dimensions, and named ranges' both indicate retrieval of metadata without modification.
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Get spreadsheet metadata including all sheet tabs, their dimensions, and named ranges. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Google Drive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for gdrive_get_spreadsheet_info: 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 Google Drive MCP Server. Nothing to install.
gdrive_get_spreadsheet_info 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_spreadsheet_info 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_spreadsheet_info. 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_spreadsheet_info is provided by the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server (wagnerlabs/gdrive-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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