High-risk tools in Metabase MCP
6 of the 30 tools in Metabase MCP are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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ask_dataExecuteAnswer questions about your data using natural language
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batch_executeExecutebatch_execute
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execute_cardExecuteExecute an existing question/card and get results
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execute_queryExecuteExecute a SQL query (SELECT statements only)
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nlq_to_sqlExecuteConvert a natural language question to SQL query
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run_workflowExecuterun_workflow
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.