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Data flows out of the connected service into the model.","remediation":{"block_tool_categories":[],"steps":["Connect using an account that only has access to the information you actually want Claude to read - not your main admin login.","When you grant access, pick the smallest set of folders, mailboxes, or channels possible.","Check the connector's activity log every so often to make sure nothing unexpected is being read."]},"risk_type":"reads_private_data","severity":"medium","title":"Reads your private information"},{"description":"This connector can edit, rename, overwrite, or otherwise modify records in the connected service. If a request gets manipulated, your data could be altered without you noticing.","evidence":"1 state change tool on this connector - e.g. create_file.","remediation":{"block_tool_categories":["state_change"],"steps":["Try the connector on a test account first to see what it changes before letting it touch your real records.","Where the connected service supports it, give Claude read-only access and only allow writes for the specific things you need updated.","In the tools list below, turn off any tool you don't actively need - the ones tagged Block are the most important to disable."]},"risk_type":"modifies_data","severity":"medium","title":"Can change or update your information"},{"description":"Anything you share with this connector flows through one or more third-party services. Those companies see, store, and may use the data according to their own policies.","evidence":"Server runs at a vendor-hosted endpoint; queries and responses pass through the publisher's infrastructure.","remediation":{"block_tool_categories":[],"steps":["Treat anything you tell this connector as if you sent it directly to the third-party company - because you did.","Check how long that company keeps your data and how to delete it.","Avoid putting health info, customer names, or payment details into this connector unless you have a written agreement with that company."]},"risk_type":"forwards_data_to_third_party","severity":"low","title":"Sends your data to outside companies"}],"signature_status":"unknown","source_code_reviewed":false,"tags":["network_access","reads_private_data","filesystem_access"],"tools":[{"description":"Creates a new file in Google Drive with provided metadata and optional content.","name":"create_file","risk":{"category":"state_change","level":"medium","recommendation":"Allow only for low-stakes resources; require approval for production data changes.","why":"Creates, modifies, or uploads data on the connected service. Hijacking the tool can pollute records, plant content, or create rogue resources that bill the user."}},{"description":"Downloads the binary content of a non-Google-Workspace file from Drive by file ID.","name":"download_file_content","risk":{"category":"data_exfiltration","level":"medium","recommendation":"Restrict by row-count or scope at the API layer; alert on unusually large pulls.","why":"Pulls bulk data out of the source system. A prompt-injection attack can use this to siphon entire customer or revenue datasets in one call."}},{"description":"Retrieves metadata (name, type, size, timestamps, etc.) for a specific Drive file by its ID.","name":"get_file_metadata"},{"description":"Lists or returns the permission entries (sharing roles and grantees) assigned to a Drive file.","name":"get_file_permissions"},{"description":"Lists files in the user's Drive, typically ordered by recency, with optional filters and paging.","name":"list_recent_files"},{"description":"Reads or exports a file's content, converting Google Workspace docs to a requested export format.","name":"read_file_content"},{"description":"Searches the user's Drive files using a query string to filter by name, type, or other metadata.","name":"search_files"}],"tools_count":7,"type":"web_connector","url":"https://claude.ai/directory/b89f7865-a755-4f86-8062-c3bd651740ce","uuid":"3151b3f0-849f-5c92-8425-f39e0400b486","version":""},"query_key":"google google drive","schema_version":1,"status":"match"}