get_workflow_metrics
Get execution metrics for a workflow including total executions, success/failure rates, average duration, and daily breakdowns.
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What get_workflow_metrics does on FlowDot MCP Server
AI agents call get_workflow_metrics to retrieve information from FlowDot MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_workflow_metrics is rated Low
This tool queries and returns analytical data about workflow performance. It performs no side effects, creates no resources, executes no code, deletes nothing, and involves no financial transactions. It is purely a data retrieval operation consistent with Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves execution metrics and statistics (total executions, success/failure rates, average duration, daily breakdowns) with no modification, deletion, or execution capability indicated.
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The rule that runs get_workflow_metrics safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and FlowDot MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_workflow_metrics, this is the rule to start with:
get_workflow_metrics is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect FlowDot MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_workflow_metrics call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_workflow_metrics
Get execution metrics for a workflow including total executions, success/failure rates, average duration, and daily breakdowns. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FlowDot MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FlowDot MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_workflow_metrics: 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 FlowDot MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_workflow_metrics 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 get_workflow_metrics 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 get_workflow_metrics. 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.
get_workflow_metrics is provided by the FlowDot MCP Server MCP server (flowdot-llc/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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