# update_dashboard

Create or update a dashboard using either full JSON or efficient patch operations

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_dashboard`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/update-dashboard

## Facts

- Tool: `update_dashboard`
- Server: Grafana MCP Server (`0xteamhq/mcp-grafana`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xteamhq/mcp-grafana
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "update_dashboard",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_dashboard is rated Medium

This tool performs create and update operations on dashboards, which are classic Write category actions. The severity is high because unauthorized dashboard modifications could alter monitoring configurations, potentially hiding critical alerts or misdirecting incident response.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Create or update a dashboard' — these are reversible write operations that modify dashboard configuration and content."

## Use case

AI agents use update_dashboard to create or update resources in Grafana MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Grafana MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Grafana MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "update_dashboard": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_dashboard_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Grafana MCP Server (42)

- `query_loki_logs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/query-loki-logs.md
- `fetch_pyroscope_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/fetch-pyroscope-profile.md
- `find_error_pattern_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/find-error-pattern-logs.md
- `find_slow_requests` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/find-slow-requests.md
- `generate_deeplink` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/generate-deeplink.md
- `get_alert_rule_by_uid` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-alert-rule-by-uid.md
- `get_assertions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-assertions.md
- `get_current_oncall_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-current-oncall-users.md
- `get_dashboard_by_uid` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-dashboard-by-uid.md
- `get_dashboard_panel_queries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-dashboard-panel-queries.md
- `get_dashboard_property` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-dashboard-property.md
- `get_dashboard_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-dashboard-summary.md
- `get_datasource_by_name` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-datasource-by-name.md
- `get_datasource_by_uid` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-datasource-by-uid.md
- `get_incident` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-incident.md
- `get_oncall_shift` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-oncall-shift.md
- `get_sift_analysis` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-sift-analysis.md
- `get_sift_investigation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/get-sift-investigation.md
- `list_alert_rules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-alert-rules.md
- `list_contact_points` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-contact-points.md
- `list_datasources` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-datasources.md
- `list_incidents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-incidents.md
- `list_loki_label_names` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-loki-label-names.md
- `list_loki_label_values` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-loki-label-values.md
- `list_oncall_schedules` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-oncall-schedules.md
- `list_oncall_teams` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-oncall-teams.md
- `list_oncall_users` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-oncall-users.md
- `list_prometheus_label_names` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-prometheus-label-names.md
- `list_prometheus_label_values` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-prometheus-label-values.md
- `list_prometheus_metric_metadata` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana/list-prometheus-metric-metadata.md
- …and 12 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xteamhq-mcp-grafana · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xteamhq-mcp-grafana